Artist and MIT professor Erik Demaine makes flat geometric diagrams spring into elegant, three-dimensional origami sculptures. By Marina Koren, SMITHSONIAN.COM, JANUARY 23, 2013 The shape of a Pringle, mathematically speaking, is called a hyperbolic paraboloid. Artists have been folding paper into this shape for years. The twist? Hyperbolic paraboloids shouldn’t exist in origami—it’s impossible to make such…
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golden ratio in art composition and design
“Without mathematics there is no art,” said Luca Pacioli, a contemporary of Da Vinci. {article source: The Golden Number, May 4, 2014 by Gary Meisner} Just as the Golden Section is found in the design and beauty of nature, it can also be used to achieve beauty and balance in the design of art. This is only a tool though, and not a…
best art of 2014: both anticipated + unexpected
Featuring giants, such as Matisse and Cézanne, as well as lesser known artists, this year’s best exhibitions ranged from eagerly awaited blockbusters to pleasant surprises Wall Street Journal, article by Karen Wilkin The year’s most memorable exhibitions, some of which can still be seen into 2015, ranged from the much-anticipated to the unexpected, from revealing considerations…
the genius of albrecht dürer revealed in four self-portraits
The German artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was one of the greatest figures of the Northern Renaissance. As a draughtsman and painter, he rivaled his elder contemporary Leonardo Da Vinci, and his masterful woodcuts and engravings of mythical and allegorical scenes made him famous across Europe. In the first half of his life, Dürer made a…
seven new art words
The Art Newspaper’s (least) favourite neologisms By The Art Newspaper. Focus, Issue 263, December 2014; Published online: 22 December 2014 Fairtigue A term circulating since 2012 and increasingly heard this year as dealers, collectors (and, yes, journalists) struggled to keep abreast of the exploding number of art fairs around the world. Megagosian Used to refer to…
after 47 years, a show of picasso sculptures
Article by Carol Vogel via New York Times, Art & Design, December 11, 2014 When it comes to exploring Picasso, it would seem there is little left for curators to discover, despite his prodigious output. Right now, there are two major gallery exhibitions, at Gagosian and at Pace, as well as a show of Cubist…
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