Juncture

Juncture; pencil on paper, 14" x 18"

A Square for Penrose to be on display at the Bridges Math Art 2012 Conference

A Square for Penrose; pencil on paper, 15" x 20"

In July 2012, the Bridges Math Art Conference will take place in the Baltimore, MD region at Towson University.  A Square for Penrose, along with two other drawings of mine, will be on display during the conference.  From the website description, "The Bridges Conference, the largest mathematics and art interdisciplinary conference in the world, has traveled to cities in North America and Europe, and attracted participants from over thirty countries."

Artwork in Journal of Mathematics and the Arts

The drawing Apokatastasis will appear in the December 2012 issue of JMA.  I do not believe it is online for free but if so then I will provide a link here.

Quantum Physics Artists? Featured on their Website in March 2012....

 A Paradox for Meditation; pencil on paper, 9" x 12"

Next month the IAQPA, the International Association of Quantum Physics Artists (that is a mouthful!) will feature six of my drawings on their website which you can visit through the link here: http://internationalassociationofquantumartists.yolasite.com/.  One of the drawings on display will be A Paradox for Meditation, a drawing of impossible geometry.

News on Apokatastasis and MAA Focus

Apokatastasis appears in the Feb/Mar 2012 edition of MAA Focus for an article on the JMM conference show.  The acronym means the Mathematical Association of America.  Now that the journal is online, here is the link to that issue in which the article is on pages 8 - 9: http://digital.ipcprintservices.com/publication/?i=100359.

Commentary on Sub Specie Aeternitatis

Sub Specie Aeternitatis not only translates "under the aspect of eternity" but is also the title of a drawing.  This drawing and two others will be in the digital art show at the Science Online 2012 conference taking place at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC.  Since 2007, the Research Triangle area of North Carolina has hosted a conference concerning how the World Wide Web is changing the way science is communicated, taught, and done.

In "Sub Specie Aeternitatis" one sees the "big picture" from ants to planets.  The drawing indicates a human presence as well.

The other two drawings in the SciOn12 conference show are "Fearful Symmetries" and "Juncture," all three drawings are in my JAlbum portfolio.

Sub Specie Aeternitatis

Sub Specie Aeternitatis; pencil on paper, 8" x 11"

Commentary on Apokatastasis

Apokatastasis means "restoration" or "return."  The reintegration of all creation to a unity, whether in the Stoic or in the Christian scheme, has been similar to the hope of other religions.

Here, two Klein surfaces (so-called "Klein bottles") unite though the creatures in each--Guinea Pig in one, Rodent Snake in the other--are inaccessible to each because of the bottles.  

In our world, a first thought may be that this is good from the view of the Guinea Pig, bad for the snake.  Could there ever be reconciliation between the two in another world?

The jurors for the Joint Mathematics Meeting accepted this drawing for the art exhibition in their conference on January 4 - 7, 2012, which will be held in Boston.  This conference is hosted by the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society.  JMM is the largest mathematics conference in the world and it includes sessions on art and mathematics as well as an exhibition of artwork based upon mathematical ideas.  

Apokatastasis

Apokatastasis; pencil on paper, 11" x 14"

Commentary on A Drive through Scottsville

Driving through a small town may be the usual, ho-hum experience for many people.  But driving through that small town may offer more to a person visually in the experience.  Not only because of what is there on all sides, but also the person as the center of that activity.

Notably, the driver is a part of the scene as well rather than isolated from it.  Instead of thinking of the perception as a looking out onto a stage, a person is tied in with the environment in which s/he travels.

This drawing won a juror's award at a Fall 2011 art show. 

A Drive through Scottsville

A Drive through Scottsville; pencil on paper, 20" x 15"

Commentary on Ego Trip

This was my entry for The Shoe Factory Art Co-op's show, "The Naked Self."  Artists were to portray their naked self, however that may be construed literally or metaphorically.

I was not sure the jurors would accept this drawing since I only exposed my face and feet, but they thought it was appropriate and I'm glad to have a drawing in their show (http://www.shoefactoryarts.com/).

As you can see from my submission, I took it in a metaphorical manner.  I recognize the mast may be a phallic symbol, but it's only a mast.  

Consider, rather, that unlike the mastheads of past ships, the boat-man here faces inward.  Also, this is a person who creates his own wind in order to direct his sail without external help.  Additionally, the boat-man does so on a continuous loop that does not go anywhere. 

That may be quite the ego trip.