Artists
Caroline Bowen
Artist
Hypotenuse Studios
Louisville, Tennessee, USA
Statement
I graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2016 with my bachelors in math and academic physics with a minor in studio art. My intentions as an artist are to share and explore the beauty of mathematical physics through sculpture using a wide variety of media including alcohol ink, Mylar plastic film, acrylic rod, 3D-printed PLA, thread, beads, and colored cardstock.
Artworks
The Real and Imaginary Parts of ArcSech(z)
13.0 x 13.0 x 7.0 cm
Colored cardstock, acrylic rod, clear plastic washers
2016
This is one from a series of die-cut cardstock sculptures depicting the 3D contour surfaces of the real and imaginary parts of complex functions completed between 2016 and 2017; here the real part is blue and the imaginary pink. The 2D contour graphs of the separate parts were first plotted in Mathematica, exported to Adobe Illustrator for formatting, and cut from cardstock using a Silhouette Cameo die-cutting machine before being mounted on acrylic rods with washers separating each contour level. These sculptures evolved from a previous project illustrating MacLaurin series and special functions as die-cut accordion greeting cards.