[Maths-Education] Maths-Art Seminar at London Knowledge Lab: October 13, 'Practical Geometry and the Language of Symmetry in Islamic Art'

[Phillip Kent]

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PRACTICAL GEOMETRY AND THE LANGUAGE OF SYMMETRY IN ISLAMIC ART

An LKL Maths-Art Seminar
by
Richard Henry
Tuesday 13 October, 6.00 - 7.30pm

I am particularly interested in practical geometrical methods, using
compass and straight edge, for pattern construction for artists and
craftspeople, and have explored these in my own works in painting, print
and tile-mosaic. In this talk I will illustrate some of these methods
for setting out patterns.

My work draws considerable inspiration from Islamic art, its history,
craft techniques and geometrical ideas. I have a deep interest in the
mystical philosophy that underlies the art and how this influences the
design of Islamic buildings, with their special sense of sublime
tranquility that is often experienced. In explaining these I will
present images from an extensive field study that I carried out in Iran.
I will also discuss the occurrence of “non-periodic” tilings in medieval
Iranian  designs, and how these are related to the modern mathematical
theory of Penrose tilings.

RICHARD HENRY is an artist and teacher with a specialism in Islamic
geometric tiling. He has developed and taught  courses for the British
Museum & Birkbeck's College, and is a visiting lecturer at The Slade
School of Fine Art and The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, and an
associate lecturer for the Open University. He has also worked on
several school projects exploring links between geometry and art.

TIME: 6.00 - 7.30pm, Tuesday 13 October 2009
PLACE: London Knowledge Lab, 23-29 Emerald St, London, WC1N 3QS
[Travel information & maps at: http://bit.ly/LKL-MathsArt-venue ]

All welcome. No reservation required, but an email to
lkl.maths.art at gmail.com would be appreciated for planning purposes

Next seminar: 10 November, Balint Bolygo [www.balintbolygo.com]

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Dr Phillip Kent
London Knowledge Lab - Institute of Education
23 - 29 Emerald St
London WC1N 3QS
p.kent at ioe.ac.uk
tel 020 7763 2156   mobile 07950 952034
www.RISKatIOE.org , www.phillipkent.net
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