2019 Joint Mathematics Meetings
Teresa Downard
Artists
Teresa Downard
Mathematics Instructor
Mathematics Department, Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington, USA
Statement
I enjoy the interaction of imagery and mathematical ideas and like to look for ways to combine the two.
Artworks
Desargues' Star
25 x 21 cm
Tecnical Pen on Bristol
2018
Desargues' Theorem states that if two triangles are perspective from a point, then they are perspective from a line. The triangles are shown in black and three pairs are arranged with rotational symmetry to form a star.