Denise Demaret-Pranville
18 articles published in Tangente
Math for everyoneN°90May 07, 2024Philippe Leblanc,
Visual artist Philippe Leblanc describes his artistic development this way: "Discovering Op Art, kinetic art and the abstract geometry of the 1960s and 1970s had a decisive influence on my artistic direction." Mathematical concepts and emblematic numbers are recurring features of his work.
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History and CultureN°214Oct 17, 2023On the road
Both unusual—since it does not usually rest on its "base"—and harmonious, as it is a quadrilateral with four equal sides, the rhombus appeals to graphic artists, advertisers and other designers: it appears in puzzles, games, road signs, logos…
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History and CultureN°211Apr 25, 2023Artists’ visions
Three artists share their visions of knots.
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History and CultureN°211Apr 23, 2023When art goes spherical
A brief look at several artists who have made the sphere their subject.
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History and CultureN°206Jun 21, 2022The ever-present Möbius strip in art
The legendary Möbius strip—a two-dimensional, non-orientable surface with only one side, easily made from a strip of paper—has inspired several artists.
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Math for everyoneN°203Dec 17, 2021Demystifying the golden ratio in art
However you look at the paintings, it is hard to substantiate the idea that the golden ratio's presence in art gives a work some decisive aesthetic quality. Let's see where φ really lurks...
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Math for everyoneN°80Nov 18, 2021Combinations and permutations in modern art
Permutations appear in many works of conceptual art. Let's look at a few iconic examples to see how artists have readily embraced the concept of a group.
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Math for everyoneN°201Aug 23, 2021Jacques Dominioni,
The work of the painter Jacques Dominioni (1934–2014) belongs primarily to lyrical abstraction. Yet his mastery of basic geometric forms—lines, circles and the grid structure underlying his paintings—is thought-provoking... and moving. Let's explore the different periods of his artistic output.
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Math for everyoneN°199Apr 19, 2021Encounters between art and mathematics
Digital art takes many forms, surprising us with the new territory it explores. It can be 2D or 3D, static or moving, passive or interactive. It lies at the intersection of art and technology. How have artists moved from a mathematical concept to creating a work of art?
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Math for everyoneN°199Apr 14, 2021Xenakis’s UPIC
One of the pioneers of the digital revolution in music was the composer Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001). Music has always had an underlying structure closely related to mathematics, but with a composer like Xenakis, this synergy found concrete expression.
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History and CultureN°196Oct 14, 2020Albert Ayme
Albert Ayme left his engineering post in 1960 to devote himself to painting and sculpture. His scientific training led him to devise a combinatorial system of variations on the square, combining visual pleasure with mathematical rigor. He made the square magical!
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Maths and artN°70Apr 11, 2019Richard Serra: Vertigo at the Guggenheim!
In his installation "The Matter of Time," Richard Serra takes us on a journey through eight monumental sculptures, created between 1994 and 2005 and installed in a gallery at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain.
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