Carolyn Yackel
I find mathematics to be incredibly beautiful and exciting. I believe
that this feeling comes from the interplay of observing that which is
expected together with elements of surprise or incongruity. I try to
create the same feelings through mathematical art pieces through the
use of calming symmetries used in tandem with free form shapes.
This laser cut rhombic triacontahedron was assembled from ten
identical tabbed pieces. I conjecture that this is the smallest
number of congruent flat pieces that will allow for assembly tabs.
Finding solutions to the ill-defined polyhedral decomposition
problem of which net pieces allow for assembly tabs is important
for efficient design of laser-cut solid models.