Mathematics in Twentieth-Century Literature and Art: Content, Form, Meaning

by Robert Tubbs

Book Overview

Chips away at the notion of an accidental relationship between math and art and literature.

During the twentieth century, many artists and writers turned to abstract mathematical ideas to help them realize their aesthetic ambitions. Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, and, perhaps most famously, Piet Mondrian used principles of mathematics in their work. Was it mere coincidence, or were these artists simply following their instincts, which in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421413809
• ISBN13: 9781421413808
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"