#mathart

ThereseASniffCoffee
2026-02-09

Lines That Slip

Same basic formula as my former piece Spiral Reactor 2091. Mandala theta julia.

A vibrant, geometric fractal artwork titled "Lines That Slip," created in Ultra Fractal 6.05. The composition is dominated by sharp, black diagonal lines that converge toward a bright white focal point in the lower-left corner, creating a strong sense of perspective and depth. Between these lines are broad bands of textured color in shades of magenta, cyan, yellow, and orange. The overall aesthetic is reminiscent of retro-futuristic graphic design or a stylized, high-speed tunnel, with a gritty, paper-like texture overlaying the bright colors.
2026-02-09

Lilypads
Jeremy Fisher would like this one 🐸

Wallpaper Group: 3*3

#MathArt #symmetry #WallpaperGroup #pattern

Repeating pattern with 3*3 symmetry. Jeremy Fisher would like this one 🐸
Python PeakPythonPeak
2026-02-09

Python Draws Cycloid Curve

Two waves merge into one stunning pattern mathematical waves combine to form hypnotic interference patterns that flow Experiment with it

youtube.com/watch?v=r0jCBtav_A8

One or two days ago I saw in Mastodon a program similar to this, written in #p5js . I wanted to reply to that post but I can't find it.

In any case, here a similar (but interactive) design written in #Kotlin with #OPENRNDR

See how to produce screenshots is just one line of code, and the `contentScale` argument results in 3x resolution, so the window is 800x800 pixels and the screenshot is 2400x2400 pixels).

#creativeCoding #Mathart #algorithm

Code generated image with white background. There are 30 rows and 30 columns, in each cell there's a short straight black line with varying orientation. Most lines have an orientation similar to neighboring ones, but in some areas this does not happen. It seems that some kind of logic drives the orientations, but what that logic is is not obvious.A screenshot with the following code:

import org.openrndr.application
import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
import org.openrndr.extensions.Screenshots
import org.openrndr.extra.shapes.primitives.grid
import org.openrndr.math.Polar

fun main() = application {
    configure {
        width = 800
        height = 800
    }
    program {
        extend(Screenshots()) { contentScale = 3.0 }
        extend {
            drawer.clear(ColorRGBa.WHITE)
            drawer.strokeWeight = 2.0
            drawer.bounds.grid(30, 30, 20.0, 20.0).flatten().forEach {
                val diff = Polar.fromVector(it.center - mouse.position)
                val offset = Polar(
                    diff.theta * (10.0 / (1.0 + diff.radius * 0.01)),
                    it.width * 0.4
                ).cartesian
                drawer.lineSegment(it.center - offset, it.center + offset)
            }
        }
    }
}
2026-02-09

Bobbly sputniks
Reminds me of cartoon spaceships

Wallpaper Group: 333

#MathArt #symmetry #WallpaperGroup #pattern

Repeating pattern with 333 symmetry. Reminds me of cartoon spaceships
2026-02-08

This is cellular automata applied to a staggered grid, like we use in beaded peyote stitch. All of these images were created with the same algorithm, what I call “Vines on a Fence.” The only difference among them is how I started each patch. I give the recipe for Vines on a Fence on page 105 of my new book, Beading with Algorithms #mathart #cellularautomata #algorithms

Cellular automata: Vines on a FenceCellular automata: Vines on a FenceCellular automata: Vines on a FenceCellular automata: Vines on a Fence
2026-02-08

Glitterball unfurled
I need to get out my dancing shoes 🤣

Wallpaper Group: 442

#MathArt #symmetry #WallpaperGroup #pattern

Repeating pattern with 442 symmetry. I need to get out my dancing shoes 🤣
Markus Redekermrdk@mathstodon.xyz
2026-02-08

@gwenbeads I feel it is a must-read for me even if I do not do any beading...

But it also reminds me of a vaguely similar project of German artist Tim Otto Roth, named “Mathematical Socialism” (maso.gallery/index.php), in which he uses cellular automata rules to weave carpets.

#CellularAutomata #MathArt #TextileArt #Weaving #TimOttoRoth

2026-02-08

Ninja Meditation
The blue shapes remind me of Ninjas

Wallpaper Group: 333

#MathArt #symmetry #WallpaperGroup #pattern

Repeating pattern with 333 symmetry. The blue shapes remind me of Ninjas
2026-02-07

A little cellular automata to color your day #mathart #generativeart

Four images of cellular automata
2026-02-07

Oxalis cluster
I love Oxalis - every day it opens to the light and then closes in the evening. Magical every time.

Wallpaper Group: 3*3

#MathArt #symmetry #WallpaperGroup #pattern

Repeating pattern with 3*3 symmetry. I love Oxalis - every day it opens to the light and then closes in the evening.  Magical every time.
2026-02-07

English flowers
Reminds me of patterns on stoneware

Wallpaper Group: 4s2

#MathArt #symmetry #WallpaperGroup #pattern

Repeating pattern with 4s2 symmetry. Reminds me of patterns on stoneware
2026-02-07

Fire in the grid
I love the dynamic vibrancy of this.

Wallpaper Group: 442

#MathArt #symmetry #WallpaperGroup #pattern

Repeating pattern with 442 symmetry. I love the dynamic vibrancy of this.
2026-02-06

‘Form & Number: A History of Mathematical Beauty’ has been updated: archive.org/details/cain_forma

Quite a few typos have been fixed, and there are *many* small but important typographical improvements, mostly to kerning and spacing.

Karl Berry, the treasurer of the TeX Users Group and one of the editors of its journal ‘TUGboat’, has been doing a frankly heroic job of proof-reading the book with a typographer's eye — thank you Karl!

(The new PDF is available for download immediately; archive.org will re-generate images for the in-browser reader during the next few hours.)

Attached is a preview of a two-page spread from the print variant of ‘Form & Number’, showing the start of a section on the Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ and a diagram of the numerical structure of their cosmology.

#MathematicalBeauty #HistMath #MathArt #aesthetics #InternetArchive

p.202 from the print variant of ‘Form & Number’, showing the start of a section on the Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ.p.203 from the print variant of ‘Form & Number’, showing the continuation of a section on the Ikhwān al-Ṣafāʾ and a diagram of the numerical structure of their cosmology.
2026-02-06

Ziggy Windmills
Perhaps the windmills are blowing seeds?

Wallpaper Group: 632

#MathArt #symmetry #WallpaperGroup #pattern

Repeating pattern with 632 symmetry. Perhaps the windmills are blowing seeds?
2026-02-06

Glowing Limes
Radiating through green corridors

Wallpaper Group: *333

#MathArt #symmetry #WallpaperGroup #pattern

Repeating pattern with *333 symmetry. Radiating through green corridors
2026-02-05

Star rings
Just 5 colours but to me gives the feeling of more.

Wallpaper Group: 3*3

#MathArt #symmetry #WallpaperGroup #pattern

Repeating pattern with 3*3 symmetry. Just 5 colours but to me gives the feeling of more.
2026-02-03

A pair of these colorful earrings would make a fine budget-conscious Valentine's Day treat for a math-loving person in your life. Each is a projection to real 3-space of the image of the complex unit disk under the mapping
\[
t \mapsto (t^{2}, t^{3}, t^{5}).
\]

Shipping within the contiguous US normally takes no more than 5 business days. Through February 14, use the code Math26 at checkout for 15% off all my nylon earring designs.

diffgeom.com/product/volante-r
diffgeom.com/product-category/

I also have specially-priced delicate versions---loosely, the image of the unit circle under the same mapping---in natural and polished bronze, and one pair in rhodium-plated brass.

diffgeom.com/product/volante-d

#Math #MathArt #SciArt #Jewelry

An array of eight pairs of colorful, approximately pyramidal nylon earrings. From above, each looks like an equilateral triangle with one vertex downward. From different viewpoints their appearance changes intriguingly and dramatically. The product page shows views from other directions.

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