David A. Reimann

Biography

Through my art I make visible the beauty and wonder I see in the often abstract world of mathematics. I enjoy giving visual representations to mathematical concepts such as number, form, and process. I often use patterns that convey messages at multiple levels and scales using a wide variety of mathematical elements and media. Some of my work contains fine detail that allows the art to be viewed differently depending on the distance between the viewer and the art. Another prevalent theme in my work is symmetry, where the overall pattern is created by repeated rotation or translation of a smaller very similar units.

Looks

About the look

Heart Frieze Bangles - Seven ways to say I love you

White plastic formed by 3D printing using selective laser sintering

2021

A series of seven bangles with a heart motif were designed and created. Each bangle illustrates one of the seven frieze symmetry patterns. The heart motif used has bilateral symmetry. The intrinsic motif symmetry is used in the four of patterns that have mirror symmetry. The heart is slightly rotated in the remaining patterns, removing mirror symmetry from those overall patterns.