MA 142 Overview

MA 142 Geometry and the Art of Design: 

MA 142 Geometry and the Art of Design M.C. Escher “Day and Night” (1938)

Schedule: 

Schedule UNIT TOPIC BEGINS ENDS Module 1 Introduction Jan 3 Jan 4 Module 2 Abstract and geometric art Jan 5 Jan 7 Module 3 Regular and semiregular tilings Jan 8 Jan 10 Module 4 Point and line symmetry Jan 11 Jan 13 Midterm Exam Jan 14 Jan 15 Module 5 Plane symmetry Jan 16 Jan 19 Module 6 Golden ratio Jan 20 Jan 22 Final Exam Jan 23 Jan 24

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Kasimir Malevich: White on White (1918)

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Vasily Kandinsky “Composition VIII” (1923)

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Alexander Rodchenko “ Lilya Brik ” (1924)

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Franz Ferdinand (2006)

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Jackson Pollock “Number 1 (Lavender Mist)” (1950)

PowerPoint Presentation: 

The New Islamic Art Galleries at the Metropolitan

Regular Tilings: 

Regular Tilings

Semiregular Tilings: 

Semiregular Tilings

Symmetry: 

Symmetry Rosette Groups (Point Symmetry) Border, or Frieze, Patterns (Line Symmetry) Wallpaper Groups (Plane Symmetry) Analyses are based on the four isometries: translation, rotation, reflection, and glide reflection

PowerPoint Presentation: 

Leonardo da Vinci “ Virtuvian Man” (circa 1492)

Nicole Miller, Spring ‘05: 

Nicole Miller, Spring ‘05

Matthew Williamson, Spring ‘06: 

Matthew Williamson, Spring ‘06

Alexander McQueen, Fall ‘09: 

Alexander McQueen, Fall ‘ 09