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I have always enjoyed both creating and studying art. Nothing makes me happier than bringing my areas of interest together!
There are ample opportunities for undergraduate research in the overlap of mathematics and art. See my description of DRP projects I have mentored at Wesleyan for some examples!
Read on for projects I have done and some things I think are cool!
Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing 413
Sol LeWitt's Wall Drawing 413
An undergraduate project exploring several mathematical concepts present in a work by Sol LeWitt, a conceptual artist from CT. With the supervision of Vincent Ferlini, our findings culminated in an article published in the Journal of Mathematics and the Arts.
There is a large exhibit of Sol LeWitt's work at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA. I highly recommend giving it a visit!
Fractals!
Fractals!
A woodburned graduation gift for my friend Nachama Stern, whose Master's thesis on chaos games included many beautiful images of fractals.
Hypergraphs!
Hypergraphs!
A woodburned graduation gift for my friend Linnea Caraballo, whose Master's thesis on nest-set width used depictions of hypergraphs.
M.C. Escher
M.C. Escher
I could not say I like the overlap of math and art and not comment on the work of M.C. Escher!
This article by H.S.M. Coxeter (who knew Escher personally) is a particularly fun read. I based a semester long reading project (DRP) with an undergraduate student on this article. The article served as a perfect jumping off point to learn about hyperbolic geometry. My mentee even took the opportunity to crochet a model of the hyperbolic plane!
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