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Modularity in Art

Subject Area:

Mathematics

Address/URL:

http://members.tripod.com/~modularity/osn.htm

Description:

This site explores modular art - art constructed of combinations of basic elements. Illustrations of modular art include modern as well as ancient examples. For instance, you can view the 'key patterns' common in China, West Siberia, and Mexico, and see their similarity to mazes and labyrinths. Text explanations accompany the illustrations to describe the technique and mathematics behind the art.

How You Can Use This Source:

View illustrations of modular art, including 'impossible objects', and consider how they were created.
Explore Celtic knots and mirror curves.

Thanks to Slavik Jablan, the Yugoslavian author of this page, for submitting this site.

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