Christopher Hanusa
I use computational software to design images and sculpture inspired
by the inherent beauty of mathematics. I am inspired by mathematical
concepts, research topics, and found math. When I create art I work to
understand the underlying theory, implementing it through algorithms,
and honing the aesthetics to appeal to and reach a greater population.
I ask: How can I develop an algorithm to expand the seed of an idea
into a general phenomenon? How can I take a concept from the
two-dimensional world and represent it faithfully in three dimensions?
What is the artistic relationship between randomness and deliberation?
Voronoi Chambers is an exploration of three dimensional Voronoi
Diagrams. Sixteen points are chosen on the surface of a sphere and
a seventeenth point is chosen at the center of the sphere. Space
then naturally divides into regions based on which of these points
is the closest. This particular arrangement of points divides
space into a central polyhedron (dual to the convex hull
polyhedron of the points), and then sixteen cones extending
radially outward from the polyhedron. The solid boundaries of the
cones contrast with the openness of the central polyhedral cell.