Maths Art
There are many geometrical links between mathematics and art. During your Maths Art Day you can choose to explore a certain artist or style of painting with the students creating their own art or posters.
Escher Tessellated Fish
www.tessellations.org/eschergallery10.htm
Random Art – use a dice to determine colours used
Galileo wrote that, “The Universe is written in the language of mathematics, and its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures”
The Golden Ratio was thought by the Greeks to have certain aesthetic properties which link to nature. It has been used by artists and architects for generations.
Finding the Golden Ratio
See Dr Maths (aka Steve Humble) uncovering the golden ratio in the architecture of a Cathedral.
www.teachersmedia.co.uk/series/secondary-lesson-starts
Fibonacci Number and Nature
Maths links to nature with Rabbits, Honeybees, Sea Shells, Flower Petals and leaves
http://www.teachersmedia.co.uk/series/secondary-lesson-starts
The teacher package on Maths and Art from Plus Magazine brings together all Plus content on maths and art in the following categories and is a good place to start and get ideas for your Maths Art Day; Maths and the Visual Arts, Maths and Design, Maths and Music, Maths and Film, Maths and Theatre, Maths and Writing.
http://plus.maths.org/content/teacher-package-maths-and-art
Maths2art
A website suggesting ways to use art to teach maths.
