Tag Archives: art

Book review: Opt Art

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Brent

[Disclosure of Material Connection: Princeton Press kindly provided me with a free review copy of this book. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed are my own.] Opt Art: From Mathematical Optimization to Visual Design … Continue reading →

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FARM 2013: call for demonstration proposals

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Brent

Do you enjoy writing beautiful code to produce beautiful artifacts? Have something cool to show off at the intersection of functional programming and visual art, music, sound, modeling, visualization, or design? The deadline for submitting a paper has passed, but … Continue reading →

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Workshop on Functional Art, Music, Modeling and Design

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Brent

Wearing my PhD-student hat, I’m helping organize a workshop, FARM, to be held in Boston this September. I thought it worth mentioning since some readers of this blog—especially those interested in the intersection of math, art, and programming—may find it … Continue reading →

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Stars of the Mind’s Sky with Diagrams

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Brent

A few weeks ago, Paul Salomon posted a really beautiful work of mathematical art on his blog, Lost In Recursion: Stars of the Mind’s Sky, by Paul Salomon He included a precise mathematical description of the image, and I naturally … Continue reading →

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Book review: Viewpoints: Mathematical Perspective and Fractal Geometry in Art

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Brent

This book is certainly quite different from the sort I usually read and review—but I am always interested in new and creative ways to teach mathematics! This is quite a fun book. It’s all about visual art and some of … Continue reading →

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