Trees depicted in famous artworks across a range of styles follow the same mathematical rules as their real-life counterparts ...

Other mathematical works and figures from across the Smithsonian are in the mix. National Museum of American History Painting - Law of Orbiting Velocities National Museum of American History Painting ...

“Mathemalchemy” has been described as “a mathematics fever dream turned artistic playground for all math lovers (and haters, ...

From 1965 until his death in 1975 Crockett Johnson painted over 100 works relating to mathematics and mathematical physics ... National Museum of American History Painting - Mystic Hexagon (Pascal) ...

"Intersections," on exhibit at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center, presents the work of artists with a mind for ...

Researchers have found a clue in the branches, and used math to describe how the way we see branches in nature and art contributes to our recognition of trees. "We've come up with something ...

This hidden math in some abstract paintings may even underlie ... and empirically compare art with theories of branch thickness developed in biology,” researchers explained.

Once again, creative application of mathematics has netted aesthetically beautiful results! Combine yellow and blue paint, and the only light reflected by the pigments will be wavelengths in the ...

The math concept hidden in this tree art — geometric shapes known as fractals — is apparent in branching patterns in nature and may be key to humans’ ability to recognize such artwork as ...