Richard Kallweit
Artists
Statement
My works are all an investigation into mathematical form using artistic means. I beleive that the intuitive and playful aspects of art expression have led to many discoveries otherwise unobtainable by traditional means.
Artworks
![Image for entry 'Triacontahedron with star pattern'](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmit.bridgesmathart.org%2Frails%2Factive_storage%2Fblobs%2Fproxy%2FeyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzgyOCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ%3D%3D--b7f134563c2a263d3f381ac0e787ec9e618ee4e8%2Fdscn0209.jpg&w=1536&q=75)
Triacontahedron with star pattern
10 inx10in x10in
printed paper
2012
This is a relatively simple geometric form . It is composed of elements of pntagonal structure. Since the flat diamond shapes will not fit together as a flat surface the triacontahedron shape deforms them into a saddle shape. I used an old pattern of mine to cover the surface.
![Image for entry 'Cantor Dust'](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmit.bridgesmathart.org%2Frails%2Factive_storage%2Fblobs%2Fproxy%2FeyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NzgyOSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ%3D%3D--d258f61e057424a8dcba296df3196da254c109c3%2Fkallweit.jpg&w=1536&q=75)
Cantor Dust
41/2x4/12 inches (set of two pieces)
wood paint
1990
These two constructs are actually realizations of Cantor diagrams in 3 dimensions. Every other unit is removed and the one shape is the negative of the other.
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Escher's Ladder
12inx12inx12in
laser cut plywood
2008
This piece is comprised of interlocking wood planes in the form of a fractal tetrahedron derived from cubic forms
placed on edge. I have long been constructing images of this sort. I use cubes as sort of pixels to define space. As cubes are naturally space filling an infinite number of space constructs are available.