The connection between mathematics and art goes back thousands of years. Pattern, symmetry, proportions and transformations are fundamental concepts common to both disciplines. This page will contain experiments that explore these connections with interactive applets and Flash programs. There are also links to other sites that explore the connections between Mathematics and Art.

The year 2005 has been declared the Year of Math and Art at the University of Colorado at Boulder. There will be an Art and Math Conference at the University in BoulderJune 2-5, 2005.

 

Links   Art Exhibit of the AMS/MAA Joint Meetings, San Antonio, Jan. 2006 Art+Math = X, Conference, University of Colorado, Boulder, June 2005 Art and Mathematics Exhibit at the Joint AMS-MAA Meetings, Atlanta, 2005 More pictures from the Mathematics Exhibit at the Joint AMS-MAA Meetings, Atlanta, 2005 Bridges: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music and Science The Aesthetics + Computation Group at MIT Visualizing complex-valued functions ACM Siggraph Education Committee Kaz Maslanka's web site Math at the National Science Foundation Generative Art

Experiments Drag Art - Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse and see what you get Bouncing balls animation Imaginary Gardens More Drag Art - Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse and see what you get Flash Programs and Circle Pictures