2019 Joint Mathematics Meetings
Sandra DeLozier Coleman
Artists
Sandra DeLozier Coleman
Poet, Writer, Artist, Retired Professor of Mathematics
University of Connecticut, Avery Point
Groton, Connecticut
Statement
Returning from a Paris trip that allowed time for simple walks around our neighborhood, I have a renewed appreciation for a city built upon centuries old, carefully planned symmetries. Books have celebrated the doors of Paris, whose variously colored double panels are often ornamented with carved designs or surrounded by bas-relief sculptures, offering additional layers of symmetry. A favorite sight for visitors is a passageway in La Place des Vosges where a large arch for cars is flanked by two smaller arched passageways for pedestrians, all passing through and under a building that is a virtual tribute to symmetry. Rose windows, arched windows, symmetrical alcoves and columns fill so many churches and quintessentially Parisian buildings.
Artworks
![Image for entry 'Compass Rose'](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmit.bridgesmathart.org%2Frails%2Factive_storage%2Fblobs%2Fproxy%2FeyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzgxMywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ%3D%3D--9267d48b179bbee8f8048de9984979e84b80bed3%2Fcompass_rose_art.jpg&w=1536&q=75)
Compass Rose
50 x 50 cm
Ink on Paper
2018