Christopher Hanusa
Artists
Christopher Hanusa
Professor of Mathematics
Queens College, City University of New York
Queens, New York, USA
Statement
I use computational software to design images and sculpture inspired by the inherent beauty of mathematics. I am inspired by mathematical concepts, research topics, and found math. When I create art I work to understand the underlying theory, implementing it through algorithms, and honing the aesthetics to appeal to and reach a greater population. I ask: How can I develop an algorithm to expand the seed of an idea into a general phenomenon? How can I take a concept from the two-dimensional world and represent it faithfully in three dimensions? What is the artistic relationship between randomness and deliberation?
Artworks
These images are part of a collection of cellular artwork inspired by a collaboration with artist Emily Garfield. The colors are randomly generated by sampling from color distributions that mimic Garfield's palettes.
Flower Map (2019) - This piece is an artistic rendering of the dual of the heptagonal tiling of the hyperbolic plane.
Generative Map (2019) - Random cell placement results in the asymmetric quality of this piece.
Colorful Vortex (2019) - The characteristic square vortex in this piece mirrors a recent configuration of points by Edmund Harriss.
Autumn Leaves (2020) - This piece has a triangular symmetry and bulges from the center.