When elementary students experience math through multiple modes, they begin to see it as a language of design, rhythm, and ...

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For Nelson Saiers, a great work of art can be one of the most mind-bending and elegant of mathematical equations. In fact, for this math whiz-turned Wall Street trader-turned full-time artist, math ...

From alien angels to hyperbolic lamp shades, these works of art were created not with paintbrush or chisel, but with equations and geometry. Though math and art may seem like complete opposites, for ...

Picturing Math at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has prints dating back to the 15th century, all expressing the beauty of mathematics. Already a member? Sign in here. We rely on readers like you to ...

While art and math may seem strange bedfellows, the two combine to form the basis of Owen Schuh's striking new show, "Pythagorean Nightmare." Schuh built a 15-foot drawing machine. The Wisconsin ...

reporter's notebook SAN JOSE, Calif.--Can math make art? Can logic inform patterns and sequences that are visually compelling? Is light a medium suitable for the artistic canvas? Clearly, the answer ...

If Pi Day—March 14, which is 3/14, which is pretty close to the mathematical constant π, or approximately 3.14159—is about anything, it's about letting our inner nerd run free (as that em-dashed ...