Symmetry Structure Space: Mathematical Visions in Art

About This Event

Gregory Allicar Museum of Art's new exhibition, created by advanced mathematics students with guidance from museum staff, explores the connections between art and mathematics through a sample of works from across cultures, time, and materials. We invite you to see mathematics not as a set of numbers or equations, but as a way of thinking about pattern, structure, space, and transformation. We selected works of art from the permanent collection based on how they visually suggest mathematical ideas in logic, algebra, and geometry. We do not claim the artists intended their work to be mathematical. We focused on mathematical concepts we observed and questions that arose from our observations. By placing mathematics in conversation with visual art, we hope to show how mathematical thinking can offer new perspectives on creative processes. Curators will present a brief talk in the gallery. Reception to follow. Refreshments will be provided.