1510-Week 4

Math and Art :)

Circle Limit III by M.C. Escher (1959)

        Math and Art have a long history together going as far back as the great pyramid. When we think of great artists of the past many incorporated math into their work. The great Leonardo Da Vinci incorporated many mathematical concepts into his artwork. M.C Esher was known for his mathematically inspired work, for example his tessellation work (right).
        The video, Cool Multiplication Technique for Large Numbers (below), is a great Math Art video. It is a Stop-motion animation. The artist that created it did a great job connecting art and math. This clip makes math fun with its irony.
        For those students who are interested in art, and not so much in math, doing interdisciplinary lessons that connect Math with art is a great way to get those kids interested in Math. Connecting the lesson to another subject that they show interest in is a great hook to reel them in. Without mathematics we wouldn't have our family favorite animated movies, for example, (my favorites) Toy Story, Lion King, Wall-E, etc. The DreamBox Learning Blog post, Helping Young Animation Lovers Appreciate Math, is a great resource to use for connecting math with animation. It links to many other great articles and resources that make learning math and animation fun.