[Maths-Education] Re: Maths-Art seminars at London Knowledge Lab, 13 September:

[Jeff Evans]

Hi Phillip
This is an excellent seminar, but I don't think I can make it. Would you be able to meet Friday, say after 4 for an hour or so. We can talk a little bit about the Leeds post, and I could let you know about my plans for rounding off the Images of Maths project.

If not possible, don't worry, we can talk on the phone.
Jeff

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From: maths-education-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:maths-education-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Phillip Kent
Sent: 06 September 2012 09:44
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Subject: [Maths-Education] Maths-Art seminars at London Knowledge Lab, 13 September: Richard Phillips, "Perspective in the age of digital photography"

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PERSPECTIVE IN THE AGE OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

An LKL Maths-Art Seminar
by Richard Phillips
Thursday 13 September 2012, 6.00 - 7.30pm 

Perspective is usually discussed as a drawing system used by artists, and its place in the history of art. But perspective pictures can be made effortlessly by taking photographs, and this is the starting point for an exploration of the geometry of perspective, and its implications for the way the brain interprets pictures. We have no difficulty in viewing pictures from oblique angles and from distances that do not reconstruct the geometry of the original scene. Some insight into what the brain is doing can be gained from the distortions seen in photographs taken with short and long lenses.

RICHARD PHILLIPS is a freelance educational writer, photographer and multimedia designer. He has worked at the Shell Centre for Mathematical Education at the University of Nottingham, and before that at University College London and the Royal College of Art. He has contributed to many educational publications. Recent work includes the Problem Pictures series of CD-ROMs which use photographs as starters for mathematical ideas. Richard's website is http://www.badseypublications.co.uk/ . This talk is based on Richard's latest book - find out more at the website.

Next seminars: 11 October, Taneli Luotoniemi, "Towards a three-dimensional knot ornamentation"; 8 November, Adam Ockelford, "Zygonic theory: a new approach to music analysis"; 13 December, Pre-Xmas Mathematics and Art "Hands On"

*LKLMathsArt on YouTube: videos from the Maths-Art seminars. 
http://www.youtube.com/user/LKLMathsArt  

*Visit the website and seminar archive:
http://www.lkl.ac.uk/events/maths-art
*Join the email list for future seminar announcements:
http://www.dcs.bbk.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/lkl-maths-art

 
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Dr Phillip Kent, London Knowledge Lab
p.kent at ioe.ac.uk   phillip.kent at gmail.com 
www.phillipkent.net    m: 07950 952034
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