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

The flight paths of three different groups of bats cross over an open field. The bats' design follows the P1 symmetry group. When any two flight paths traverse, the symmetry changes from group P1 to P3 because of the flight path intersection (indicated by faint lines). The P1 and P3 symmetry groups are separated by one degree on the wallpaper subgroup relationships graph. I created this piece using only line work with no gray tones.