Aiman Soliman

Statement

My graphic art features tessellations, symmetry, and visual illusions. I explore in my art approaches to the visual harmony of forms and colors rooted in mathematical concepts such as symmetry, tessellations, and group theory. My biggest inspiration came from classical Western music, particularly those written in the style of counterpoint, such as compositions by JS Bach, because in these compositions, the logical/mathematical and the emotional are intertwined.

Artworks

I wanted to explore the artistic possibilities that emerge from the interaction of tessellations. I began with ray fish forms derived from a simple grid based on the p2 symmetry group, then juxtaposed them with off-grid fish set at varying angles. The resulting composition features both ray fish and manta rays, with symmetries inherited from the interplay between the on-grid and off-grid tessellations.