Artists

John W Snow

Professor of Mathematics

University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

Belton, Texas, USA

snowj342@gmail.com

http://jwsnow.com

Statement

The year 2020 began a period of global introspection. We were forced suddenly to evaluate the importance of human contact, the significance of time, and the value of life. These images based on the 600+ year-old astronomical clock in Prague ask us to pause and evaluate the strange times we are living in.

Artworks

Image for entry 'The Realignment'

The Realignment

28 x 28 cm

digital print on aluminum

2022

This piece is another inverse image of the astronomical clock in Prague under a random composition of trigonometric functions, multiplication, maximum, and minimum. As the events of 2020 move farther into the past, we can see structure returning to society and time. It may not be the same structure, but it has its own value.
Image for entry 'Puddles of Time'

Puddles of Time

28 x 28 cm

digital print on aluminum

2022

This piece is the inverse image of the astronomical clock in Prague under a random composition of the functions $\cos(\pi x)$, $\sin(\pi x)$, $\cos(2 \pi x)$, $\sin(2 \pi x)$, $\sin(\pi x^2+\pi y^2)$, and $\cos(\pi x^2+\pi y^2)$ along with maximum, minimum, and multiplication. To perform the computations, the original image and the generated image are mapped onto the square $[-1,1]\times [-1,1]$, which is closed under all of the involved functions. The intent is to capture the dissolution of the cohesion of culture, time, and existence during the events of 2020. The clock and the times are hardly recognizable.