Permutations of the Octagon: An Aesthetic-Mathematical Dialectic

Year: 2015 Authors: James Mai

Core claim

Permutation-based form-sets can function as visually comprehensible artistic content when mathematical structure is adapted to aesthetic and perceptual constraints.

Topics

permutation-based geometry, octagon form-sets, visual perception, symmetry

Domains

combinatorics, geometry, symmetry, painting, digital print, geometric abstraction, composition

Methods

manual enumeration, symmetry reduction, color-coded composition, vector-graphics drawing

Media

pencil on paper, digital stylus, vector-graphics software, paintings, digital prints

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