Drawing in Mathematics

From Inverse Vision to the Liberation of Form

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3308159
AutoresGregory Anderson (0000-0002-6678-5109, Gemma Anderson (artist), Falmouth University.., autor de correspondencia), Gemma Anderson, Dorothy Buck (0000-0002-3662-6465, Dorothy Buck (topologist and mathematical biologist), Imperial College London.., autor de correspondencia), Tom Coates (Tom Coates (geometer), Imperial College London.., autor de correspondencia), Alessio Corti (0000-0002-2490-1554, Alessio Corti (geometer), Imperial College London.., autor de correspondencia)
Año2015
Volumen48
Número5
Páginas439-448
Fecha de publicación2015-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLeonardo (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0024-094X • E-ISSN: 1530-9282
EditorialMIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1162/leon_a_00909
OpenAlexW2128599199
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas5

The literature on art and mathematics has focused largely on how geometric forms have influenced artists and on the use of computer visualization in mathematics. The authors consider a fundamental but undiscussed connection between mathematics and art: the role of drawing in mathematical research, both as a channel for creativity and intuition and as a language for communicating with other scientists. The authors argue that drawing, as a shared way of knowing, allows communication between mathematicians, artists and the wider public. They describe a collaboration based on drawing and "inverse vision" in which the differing logics of the artist and the mathematician are treated on equal terms

Art · Creativity · Epistemology · Intuition · Mathematics education · Visual arts · Visualization · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Art, Technology, and Culture · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Data Visualization and Analytics · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology