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2. Mathematics and art - Wikipedia

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   Mathematics. Mathematics and art are related in a variety of ways. Mathematics has itself been described as an art motivated by beauty. Mathematics can be discerned in arts such as music, dance, painting, architecture, sculpture, and textiles. This article focuses, however, on mathematics in the visual arts.

3. Mathematical beauty - Wikipedia

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   Mathematical beauty is the aesthetic pleasure derived from the abstractness, purity, simplicity, depth or orderliness of mathematics. Mathematicians may express this pleasure by describing mathematics (or, at least, some aspect of mathematics) as beautiful or describe mathematics as an art form, (a position taken by G. H. Hardy [1]) or, at a ...

4. M. C. Escher - Wikipedia

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   M. C. Escher. Maurits Cornelis Escher (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmʌurɪts kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈɛɕər]; 17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were inspired by mathematics. Despite wide popular interest, for most of his life Escher was neglected in the art world, even ...

5. History of mathematics - Wikipedia

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   e. The history of mathematics deals with the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples of new mathematical developments have come to light only in a few locales. From 3000 BC the Mesopotamian states of Sumer, Akkad and ...

6. Fractal art - Wikipedia

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   Fractal art is a form of algorithmic art created by calculating fractal objects and representing the calculation results as still digital images, animations, and media. Fractal art developed from the mid-1980s onwards. [ 2 ] It is a genre of computer art and digital art which are part of new media art. The mathematical beauty of fractals lies ...

7. List of mathematics awards - Wikipedia

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   International Mathematical Union. Outstanding lifelong achievement. Copley Medal. Royal Society. Outstanding achievement. David Hilbert Award. World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions. Development of mathematics worldwide. Felix Chayes Prize.