2015 Joint Mathematics Meetings
Robert Krawczyk
Artists
Robert Krawczyk
Artist
BitArt
United States
Statement
Forms and their structural enclosures can be explored in a number of ways, in a number of scales. Extrusions, assemblages, or incorporating traditional structural systems; or ones according to mathematically defined elements. What forms emerge when a 2D curve is used as a 3D path for some section defined by a simple shape, such as a circle, an ellipse, a square, a rectangle, or a triangle? This series investigates a simple form based on approximately one-half of a Lemniscate of Bernoulli curve, developed about 1694. It is very similar to a common eight curve, except the loops are more elliptical. For the enclosure a diagonal grid was incorporated. These were generated using custom software and then 3D printed in metallic plastic.
Artworks
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![Image for entry 'Containing Air: 101i11'](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmit.bridgesmathart.org%2Frails%2Factive_storage%2Fblobs%2Fproxy%2FeyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NjM2NywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ%3D%3D--da1ef448e8f67fa40e28946c47eef0eede269076%2Frobertkrawczyk_101i11_01.jpg&w=1536&q=75)