Grade 6-8: Art in Math - Geometry in Art

Hyperbolic lampshade by Gabriele Meyer
In the April 2014 issue of Discover Magazine the bridge between art and mathematics is explored where artists use equations and geometry to create beautiful works of art.
Visions of Math

The  Bridges Organization, oversees the annual Bridges conference on connections between art and mathematics. 

Bridges began in Kansas in 1998. Since then it has traveled to cities in North America and Europe, and has attracted participants from over thirty countries. The conference features invited speakers, full and short paper presentations, educational workshops, a juried art exhibition, a mathematical poetry reading, and a short movie festival.

Grades: 6-8: Art in Math- Making Art Using Equations Autologlyph

According to Discover magazine many artists use calculations and numerical analyses as a rich source of ideas and methods for their creations.

This is a self-referential bunny — a sculpture of a bunny, the surface of which is tiled by 72 copies of the word "Bunny."

This piece is part of a larger series of "autologlyphs," following on from HS's "Sphere Autologlyph" from the 2010 Bridges art exhibition. An autologlyph is a word written or represented in a way which is described by the word itself. This style of autologlyph combines Escher-style tessellation with typographical ideas related to ambigrams.

Math in Art

(credit to Mathemania)