Browsing 0 - 5 results of 5 programs from project - Geometry Playground
For John Edmark, geometry is a foundation for creating beauty. Here he explains his interest in unexpected natural phenemona, and how visitors to his kaleidoscopic piece, The Geometron, can turn simple shapes into surprisingly intricate patterns of reflection.
Project: Geometry Playground | Browse All
Date: September 3, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art Master weaver Stacy Speyer explains how her relationship to math morphed from casual curiosity into an intensive study of the multifaceted shapes known as polyhedra. After re-creating these fundamental geometric forms in different materials, she developed her own variations and juxtapositions.
Project: Geometry Playground | Browse All
Date: September 3, 2010
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Art Tauba Auerbach talks about randomness, the unity of art and science, and the way her Geometry Playground piece uses the beauty of geometry to draw visitors into a zone of comfort with math and their own artistic capabilities.
Project: Geometry Playground | Browse All
Date: September 3, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Amy Williams, chair of Fashion at San Francisco's California College of Arts encourages the creative spirit of her students through creation of opulent gowns, made in a day with just pattern makers tissue and tape. The result is not only an education for students, but also a playful and performative experience in the process of fashion creation.
Project: Geometry Playground | Browse All
Date: August 10, 2010
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Science in Action
Subject(s): Art, general science, |
