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It’s Hip to be Square

March 12, 2017

This post contributed by Tianna Lewis.

Stephen Kekule, Game Day at the Cube Houses
Stephen Kekule, Game Day at the Cube Houses

There’s just something about a straight line that makes the eye sing. Our brains love geometric shapes, perfectly rendered and replicated. Mathematics allows for a precision that is not often observed in nature.

Throughout history we see the use of mathematics in art; they have evolved along side each other, influenced and enhanced one another. It’s a beautiful relationship, that produces some of the world’s most hypnotic imagery.

Barbara Rawls, Stacked Parts, Astoria
Barbara Rawls, Stacked Parts, Astoria
Annegret Disterheft, Roxho's Arrival
Annegret Disterheft, Roxho’s Arrival
Stephen Adams, Right Angle 2
Stephen Adams, Right Angle 2
Ralph Davis, Pentagon III
Ralph Davis, Pentagon III
Eileen Cotter Howell, Floral Study 2
Eileen Cotter Howell, Floral Study 2
LeslieAnn Butler, Time on Fire
LeslieAnn Butler, Time on Fire
Margaret Coe, Village 17
Margaret Coe, Village 17
Alice Van Leunen, Puzzle Box
Alice Van Leunen, Puzzle Box
Sidonie Caron, Masada
Sidonie Caron, Masada
Martha Pfanschmidt, Highs and Lows
Martha Pfanschmidt, Highs and Lows
Anita Kaplan, Connections
Anita Kaplan, Connections
Bill Baily, Squares of Pears
Bill Baily, Squares of Pears
Candace Primack, Looking on the Bright Side
Candace Primack, Looking on the Bright Side
Barry Johnson, Happy Day
Barry Johnson, Happy Day

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