Artists

Anne Burns

Professor Emerita (Mathematics)

Long Island University

Huntington, New York, USA

aburns@liu.edu

Statement

I began my studies as an art major and later became fascinated with mathematics. Computer programming allowed me to combine my two passions and to explore the visual beauty of mathematics.

Artworks

Image for entry 'Complex Flow II'

Complex Flow II

12" x 12"

Digital print

2010

This flow diagram was Inspired by the vector field of the complex-valued function f(z)= z^11 along three circles centered at the origin .
Image for entry 'Complex Flow I'

Complex Flow I

12" X 12"

Digital print

2010

Vectors whose length and direction are determined by a complex analytic function and whose color is a function of the slope of the vector are plotted along a path y = f(x) and then reflected and rotated.
Image for entry 'Complex Flow III'

Complex Flow III

12" x 12"

Digital print

2010

Vectors whose length and direction are determined by a complex analytic function and whose color is a function of the slope of the vector are plotted along a path y = f(x) and then reflected and rotated.