Mike Naylor
Artists
Mike Naylor
Artist, COO DragonFjord Puzzles
DragonFjord Puzzles & Games
Vanvikan, Norway
Statement
I enjoy creating artwork that illuminates mathematical patterns, structures and connections. I wish for the viewer to be intrigued and then experience the thrill of noticing a connection or idea, so that someone willing to think for a moment about the artwork will be rewarded with a positive and satisfying experience.
Artworks
![Image for entry 'Abacaba Machine'](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmit.bridgesmathart.org%2Frails%2Factive_storage%2Fblobs%2Fproxy%2FeyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDM4OCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ%3D%3D--c1d37a284018fb256a879175a89d1ea67f91d21e%2Fimg_6710_1.jpg&w=1536&q=75)
Abacaba Machine
37 x 33 x 66 cm
Laser cut wood, machine screws, electric motor
2018
The balls falling through the machine flip levers and roll down tracks to land on a xylophone, playing a piece of music in the fractal abacaba pattern. This pattern models counting in binary from 0 to 127. The first note, A, is played every second note, the next, B, is played every fourth, C is played every eighth and so on.
The melody plays the notes ABACABADABACABA etc. at the rate of 4 notes per second, continuing an entire octave until the pattern is reset and begins again on the 128th note.