{"id":98295,"date":"2023-02-22T08:04:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=featured-work&p=98295"},"modified":"2023-02-22T08:04:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T13:04:51","slug":"mathemalchemy","status":"publish","type":"featured-work","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/featured-work\/mathemalchemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathemalchemy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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MATHEMALCHEMY<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

January 4 – 7, 2023
January 19 – March 4, 2023
808 Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mathemalchemy [ma-th\u0259-\u02c8mal-k\u0259-m\u0113]<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. <\/em>A portmanteau describing the transformational influence of art on mathematics and mathematics on art;<\/em><\/li>
  2. <\/em>A collaborative art-math \/ math-art installation imagined and fabricated by 24 core mathemalchemists representing a diverse range of mathematical and artistic experience and expertise.<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Li-Mei Lim, a research professor of mathematics and statistics at CAS, explains the \u201cZeno\u2019s Paradox\u201d section of\u00a0Mathemalchemy<\/em>\u00a0to visitors at the installation\u2019s opening reception on January 20.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    While Fibonacci Spirals and fractals can be found throughout\u00a0Mathemalchemy<\/em>, its creators were determined to represent the intersection of math and art in ways that had never before been explored.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Lim credits Dominique Ehrmann, a fiber artist and a founding Mathemalchemist, with teaching her the fundamentals of quilting. The two collaborated with Mary Williams, a mathematician and fellow fiber artist, to create a \u201cCryptography Quilt\u201d for the show.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Mathemalchemy is a mathematical art installation conceived by Duke professor Ingrid Daubechies and Canadian fiber artist Dominique Ehrmann. A core team of 24 artistic mathematicians and mathematical artists, including Boston University professor Li-Mei Lim, came together to develop and fabricate the exhibit, which invites viewers into a beautiful and playful world of mathematics. Through a variety of mediums and several narrative scenes, Mathemalchemy resonates with viewers on many levels and shows them that anyone can be a mathematician. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mathemalchemy was supported by funding from BU Arts Initiative<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Art and Math Converge in New Show at 808 Gallery<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Two dozen artistic mathematicians and mathematical artists celebrate the fun, creativity, and beauty in math.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The question behind the new exhibition on view at the 808 Gallery through March 4 isn\u2019t how math influences art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you can picture the tessellated ceiling of an antique mosque, a meticulously counterbalanced classical sculpture, or Leonardo Da Vinci\u2019s Vitruvian Man<\/em>, then you\u2019re already somewhat familiar with the concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The question is how art influences math.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mathemalchemy<\/em><\/a> is the brainchild of 24 people from across North America, all existing \u201csomewhere on this spectrum from mathematician to artist,\u201d according to collaborator Li-Mei Lim<\/a>, a research professor of number theory at the College of Arts & Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Read More in BU Today<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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