2017 Bridges Conference

Robert Bosch and Sage Jenson

Artists

Robert Bosch

Artist/Professor of Mathematics

Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio, USA

rbosch@oberlin.edu

http://www.dominoartwork.com

Statement

Robert Bosch: "The mathematician in me is fascinated by the various roles that constraints play in optimization problems: sometimes they make them much harder to solve; other times, much easier. And the artist in me is fascinated by the roles that constraints play in art. All artists must deal with constraints, and many artists choose to impose constraints upon themselves. Sage Jenson: "I use technology to interpret real-world phenomena, from a simple particle system to the multi-dimensional movement of a dancer. The process is analogous to that of photography: capture and develop."

Artworks

Image for entry 'The knight tours the castle (bird's-eye view)'

The knight tours the castle (bird's-eye view)

300 x 300 x 3 cm

giclee print

2017

A wide angle render of a 3D model of an almost 4-fold symmetric knight's tour of a standard chessboard. The heights of the turrets vary in accordance with their position on the tour.