Robert Fathauer and Marla Peterson
I'm endlessly fascinated by certain aspects of our world, including symmetry, chaos, and infinity. Mathematics allows me to explore these topics in distinctive artworks that I feel are an intriguing blend of complexity and beauty.
The laws that govern our physical universe can be succinctly expressed by mathematical equations. As a result, mathematics can be seen throughout the natural world, and much of my work plays on mathematical forms in nature.
I enjoy trying new things that I haven't seen anywhere. This piece combines hyperbolic crocheting with ceramics, where the crocheting was done by Marla.
This piece combines a ceramic lower section with a crocheted upper section. The ceramic structure enables a unique and more symmetric form for a relatively large hyperbolic crocheted piece. Use of a second and contrasting medium also adds interest. A three-lobed motif occurs at different scales, so that the surface is approximately fractal in addition to being hyperbolic, The edges of the croqueted hemp cord define three sinuous space curves.