MA 142

Geometry and the Art of Design

M.C. Escher “Day and Night” (1938)

Schedule

UNIT TOPIC BEGINS ENDS

Module 1 Introduction Jan 25 Jan 30

Module 2 Abstract and geometric art Jan 31 Feb 13

Module 3 Regular and semiregular tilings Feb 14 Feb 27

Module 4 Point and line symmetry Feb 28 Mar 12

Midterm Exam Mar 13 Mar 15

Module 5 Plane symmetry Mar 16 Apr 9

Module 6 MC Escher Apr 10 Apr 23

Module 7 Golden ratio Apr 24 May 7

Final Exam May 8 May 10

Kasimir Malevich: White on White (1918)

Vasily Kandinsky “Composition VIII” (1923)

Alexander Rodchenko “Lilya Brik” (1924)

Franz Ferdinand (2006)

Jackson Pollock “Number 1 (Lavender Mist)” (1950)

The New Islamic Art Galleries at the Metropolitan

The New Islamic Art Galleries at the Metropolitan

Regular Tilings

Semiregular Tilings

Symmetry

Rosette Groups (Point Symmetry)

Border, or Frieze, Patterns (Line Symmetry)

Wallpaper Groups (Plane Symmetry)

Analyses are based on the four isometries:

translation, rotation, reflection, and glide reflection

Leonardo da Vinci “Virtuvian Man” (circa 1492)

Alexander McQueen, Fall ‘09

Alexander McQueen, Fall ‘09