Elizabeth Whiteley
Paintings: Works on Canvas
Works on Canvas
These paintings on canvas reflect my interest in geometric shapes and my ongoing use of mathematics for subject matter. For many of them, I apply a formal grid system which I designed using the principles of dynamic symmetry as described by Jay Hambidge in his book The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry. To arrive at the geometric imagery, I work back and forth between 3-D folded forms and 2-D drawings of them.
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Square Root Five: Lines II
acrylic painting on canvas...composed within a √5 proportioned area...includes a shape created by folding a √5 area along lines determined by the principle of dynamic symmetry...48” x 22” (123cm x 56cm)...© Elizabeth Whiteley