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C O N F E R E N C E 31 May - 2 June 2007 |
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Jim Hunt
Three Art Mysteries
The Use of Mathematics in the Analysis of Anamorphic Art.
Since the re-introduction of perspective into art in the 15th century by Bruneleschi art became a client of mathematics. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the study of Anamorphic art, that is, art at extreme perspectives. I will discuss three works in the anamorphic genre that have certain questions associated with them that I will show can be answered (or at least elucidated) by mathematical techniques. In one case the mathematics will even lead to the questioning of the painting's attribution.
Display at the MacDonald-Stewart Art Centre
I have been asked to mount a full gallery display at the MacDonald-Stewart Art Centre of anamorphic images as it applies to art. It is in connection with the Shakespeare-Made in Canada festival being held here in Guelph starting in January 2007. Some of the displays are geared to children with hands on-make your own-and take away. It opens on Jan 11 2007 and runs until June.
Biography
I taught Physics at Guelph for almost 40 years and retired in 1998. Since then I have been writing on-line courses in Elementary Physics. Winner of 1905 OPAS Award for best use of technology in teaching. I now have the leisure to do what research I like. I have been interested in optical illusions and forms of art that are susceptible to mathematical analysis. OPAS is the Office for Partnerships for Advanced Skills, a joint industry-university organization that promotes the use of technology in teaching.
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