"Mathematics is the gate and key of the sciences. …Neglect of mathematics works injury to all knowledge, since he who is ignorant of it cannot know the other sciences or the things of this world." ...

For Nelson Saiers, a great work of art can be one of the most mind-bending and elegant of mathematical equations. In fact, for this math whiz-turned Wall Street trader-turned full-time artist, math ...

A new book by Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy challenges the notion that mathematics and art occupy separate worlds. In ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jonathon Keats is a writer and artist who critiques museum exhibits. When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, humbling the United ...

George Hart, a sculptor and applied mathematician who uses geometric principles to create artwork, holding one of his pieces. Hart, who created a sculpture for Franklin College in 2020, will give a ...

Though math and art may seem like complete opposites, for some artists, mathematics actually provides a rich vein of ideas for an artist to tap. And, conversely, exploring those ideas artistically can ...

Charlie Bessman, of Pleasantville, is either an artistic mathematician or a mathematical artist. A math teacher by trade, he sees whimsy and exploration in the numbers. He's also an artist, using a ...

If Pi Day—March 14, which is 3/14, which is pretty close to the mathematical constant π, or approximately 3.14159—is about anything, it's about letting our inner nerd run free (as that em-dashed ...