SUDOKU Puzzle Generates a Minimal Art Sculpture

Year: 2008 Authors: Hans Kuiper

Core claim

Solved SUDOKU grids and minimal-art cube sculptures share the same underlying combinatorial structure for generating visually coherent 3D form.

Topics

SUDOKU, minimal art, anamorphic sculpture, optical illusion

Domains

combinatorics, magic squares, grid constraints, minimal art, sculpture, public art, anamorphosis

Methods

grid-to-3D mapping, height-coordinate assignment, trial-and-error modeling, Rhinoceros 3D

Media

81 cubes, 64 cubes, computer-generated 3D model, images

Source status

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