Aesthetics of Interdisciplinarity: Art and Mathematics

Kristóf Fenyvesi, PhD (b. 1979) – is a researcher of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Trans- and Multidisciplinary Learning and Contemporary Cultural Studies in Finland, at University of Jyväskylä’s Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies. He is the Vice-President of the world largest mathematics, arts and education community, the Bridges Organization (www.bridgesmathart.org) and founding director of Experience Workshop International Math-Art Movement (www.experienceworkshop.org).Tuuli Lähdesmäki (PhD, DSocSc) is Academy of Finland Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor in Art History at the Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Lähdesmäki has worked in several interdisciplinary research projects that combine e.g., art history, cultural studies, reception studies, sociology, and cultural policy research. Lähdesmäki’s current research projects are funded by the Academy of Finland and the European Research Council.

• Foreword.- Introduction: Towards an Interdisciplinary Aesthetics of Mathematical Art.- I Concepts, Theories, and Philosophies – Bridging Arts and Mathematics.- II Understanding Mathematical Principles of Composition.- III Interpreting Geometry.- IV Experimenting and Implementing – Practising Ars Mathematica.

Aesthetics of Interdisciplinarity: Art and Mathematics is a useful collection of essays similar to those that appeared in the proceedings of Bridges conferences. … This book should be useful for students and researchers with an interest in the connections between art and mathematics. It could provide the basis for independent studies with such students. Additionally, the book could serve as a catalyst for dialogue between mathematicians, philosophers, and artists. (Joel Haack, MAA Reviews, April, 2018)