Blueprints - How mathematics shapes creativity

''WHAT TO READ IN 2025'' FINANCIAL TIMES Many artists we encounter are unaware of the mathematics that bubble beneath their craft, while some consciously use it for inspiration. Our instincts might tell us that these two subjects are incompatible forces with nothing in common, but what if we''re wrong? Blueprints takes us from the earliest stone circles to the modernist architecture of Le Corbusier, from Bach''s circular compositions to Radiohead''s disruptive soundscapes, and from Shakespeare''s hidden numerical clues to the Dada artists who embraced randomness. Instead of polar opposites we find a complementary relationship that spans a vast historical and geographic landscape. Whether we are searching for meaning in an abstract painting or deciphering poetry, there are blueprints everywhere: prime numbers, symmetry, fractals and the weirder worlds of Hamiltonian cycles and hyperbolic geometry. Nature similarly exploits these structures to achieve the wonders of our universe. In this innovative and delightfully bold exploration of human creativity, Marcus explains how we make art, why a creative mindset is vital for discovering new mathematics and how a fundamental connection to the natural world intrinsically links these two subjects.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marcus Du Sautoy
• Editore: Fourth Estate
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 08.05.2025
• EAN: 9780008684990
• ISBN: 978-0-00-868499-0
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 240 mm x 36 mm
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte; Theory of art, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / General, DESIGN / General, Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, ART / Criticism & Theory, MATHEMATICS / Essays, Art techniques & principles, Philosophy of Mathematics, Philosophy: aesthetics, Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts, Mathematical foundations, Nature in art, The Arts: techniques and principles