Emanuela Ughi
Artists
Emanuela Ughi
Tenured Researcher of Mathematics - Teacher
Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica - Università di Perugia
Italy
Statement
All my life I have loved geometrical shapes, and there is nothing I enjoy more than inspiring others to love them, too. I have always found it difficult, though, to describe the mental images of mathematical objects through words alone. It was for this reason that I began constructing geometrical objects: art works, manipulatives, puzzles, and more - to communicate the elegance and beauty of shape. And I have seen, time and again how, by viewing and handling complex objects in concrete form, people of all ages glean an appreciation for – and understanding of – them. It is a joy for me to hear the astonished exclamation: “Ohhhh!” when someone has grasped a mathematical concept through the medium of one of my objects.
Artworks
![Image for entry 'The Stijlish Seed of Life'](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmit.bridgesmathart.org%2Frails%2Factive_storage%2Fblobs%2Fproxy%2FeyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDUxNCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ%3D%3D--2a02ae5e2a67817f56066ce59128487f17b716d9%2Fstijlish_seed_of_life.jpg&w=1536&q=75)
The Stijlish Seed of Life
40 x 40 cm
Wood
2019