2015 Joint Mathematics Meetings
David Reimann
Artists
David A. Reimann
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Albion College
Albion, Michigan, USA
https://mathstodon.xyz/@drMathArt
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Statement
I am interested in mathematical patterns that convey a message at multiple levels or scales. I enjoy creating art that uses text to form geometric patterns and geometric patterns that form text. I am also very interested in using tessellations as the basis of interesting patterns.
Artworks
![Image for entry 'Kepler Constellation'](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmit.bridgesmathart.org%2Frails%2Factive_storage%2Fblobs%2Fproxy%2FeyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NjQxMywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ%3D%3D--06e3ce093d5bfb36c0e79e4b495643e21e5a4785%2Fkeplerconstellation.jpg&w=1536&q=75)
Kepler Constellation
21 inches x 17 inches
Laser-cut Paper
2014
This artwork is a rendering of an anonymous portrait of the mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) as stars set in a lattice of regular hexagons. Areas of lightness and darkness in the original portrait are converted to dodecagons. Darker regions are rendered with sharp six-pointed stars. Lighter regions are rendered using regular dodecagons. Intermediate gray levels are rendered with a polygonal shape that varies between the sharp star and the dodecagon. These shapes were laser-cut in black paper and set in a back-lit frame.