liberal arts mathematics a conceptual art form steve zides ( physics department )
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Liberal Arts MathematicsA Conceptual Art Form
Steve Zides (Physics Department)
Conceptual Art and Liberal Arts Mathematics
What is Conceptual Art?
“In conceptual art the idea or
concept is the most important
aspect of the work. When an
artist uses a conceptual form
of art, it means that all of the
planning and decisions are
made beforehand and the
execution is a perfunctory
affair. The idea becomes a
machine that makes the art.”
--- Sol LeWitt
What is Liberal Arts Math?
“An introduction to the essence
of mathematics, namely, the
discovery and verification of
patterns, and to the historical
role of mathematics in shaping
culture.” --- Wofford Catalogue
One and Three Chairs by Joseph Kosuth
“What art has in common with logic and mathematics is that it is a tautology” --- Kosuth
Number and Set
Examples From Number and Set
Jasper Johns Georges-Pierre Seurat
Logic and Proof
Examples From Logic and Proof
René Magritte Joseph Wright
Geometry
Examples From Geometry
Masaccio PicassoCanaletto
Transformation and Iteration
Examples From Transformation and Iteration
M.C. Escher Robert Smithson
Final Projects
Assignment
The goal of this project is to get each student to think creatively about the material being covered in class.
To allow the maximum amount of flexibility, students may create a project in any format they choose. For example the project could be a video, photo collage, painting, series of sketches, short story, play scene, poetry collection, etc.
Types of Final Submission
Poems
Short Stories
Baby Mobil
Board Game
Rock Video
New Number System
Numbers and Classical
Music
Alternate Perspective
Painting
Psychology of Pattern
Fermat Collage
Kat’s Fermat Collage
Entire Collage
Boast in Latin
Statement of the Theorem
