Regina Bittencourt
Artists
Rebeca Regina Bittencourt Campusano
Mathematical Artist
MuArt Mujeres en el Arte; APECh
Santiago, Chile
Statement
Although our culture has two separate disciplines for mathematics and art, I believe that mathematics is of a unique intrinsic beauty. And it is what I wanted to show when making each artwork: expressing the beauty of a curve, the game of algorithms and how the organization of numbers can form algebraic surfaces. This year I made what we call Ygrographies; we did several tests using different types of fluids, supports and pressing techniques to make artistic paintings. Mathematics is always beautiful.
Artworks
![Image for entry 'The Hele-Shaw Coral Reef'](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsubmit.bridgesmathart.org%2Frails%2Factive_storage%2Fblobs%2Fproxy%2FeyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzE4NiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ%3D%3D--dad8f3d13b957f2755247afe63b99a7857da5af6%2Fregina_bittencourt_-_coral_reef_1800_300.jpg&w=1536&q=75)
The Hele-Shaw Coral Reef
35 x 25 cm
Ygrography done with acrylics on cardboard
2021
Ygrography: painting made by applying fluids of different viscosities, pressed on a plane of various porosities, in what is called Hele-Shaw flow. It is a technique whereby laminar flow between closely spaced parallel plates simulates potential flow when viewed from above the plates.
It is a physical process supported by mathematical models described in the paper “Ygrography, Creating Artworks by means of Hele-Shaw’s Fluxes”, presented at this conference. In this case, I applied axial pressure in different orientations on cardboard treated with three coats of primer. I was inspired by coral reefs.