Mathematics in Art and Architecture

Mathematics is a science and we all know that but come to think of it, have you ever tried telling anyone that Math is an art? It's quite weird isn't it? And it's pretty hard to prove at first, (probably most people will laugh at you also) but as mathematicians and math enthusiasts often tell us, Math is everywhere and we just have to look and study something carefully (perhaps look at it from another perspective) and see if "Math is an art" does makes sense.

These are some of the most famous Math related works of art, can you recognize some of them?

Pyramids of Egypt
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/specialPlaces/special_places_st2/africa/pyramid3.jpg

Möbius Strip II
by M.C. Escher
from http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/minitext/escher/big.asp?IMAGE=mobius_strip



Snakes by M.C. Escher
from http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/minitext/escher/big.asp?IMAGE=snakes

Waterfalls by M.C. Escher
from http://brainden.com/images/waterfalls.jpg
Elephants and Mouse by Dominique Ribault
from http://www.sciencenews.org/view/access/id/31187Math Art Digital Art by Cathy Blake
from http://fineartamerica.com/featured/math-art-cathy-blake.html


Eternal Scream by Josh Sommers
from http://math-art.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/drosteeffect-josh-sommers.jpgSculpture 06 by Kern S.
from http://math-art.net/2008/06/30/sculpture-06/from http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/249564796_06b54ea508.jpg?v=0


Also, here are some websites that I found that could somehow prove or try to prove that "Math is an art". After viewing these websites, can you comment on what you've seen? Does it convince you? Do you now believe that Math could be an art as well? =)

Well... Enjoy!

1. http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/teaching/math-art-arch.html
2. http://plus.maths.org/issue37/features/farsi/index.html

3. http://classes.design.ucla.edu/Winter09/9-1/blog/a/?p=511
4. http://girltears.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/math-art-both-sides-of-the-brain-joined-happily-as-one/