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: Super Icon 1
acrylic painting on canvas...composed within a √5 proportioned area...includes shapes created by folding √5 areas along lines determined by the geometric principle of dynamic symmetry...published in “New American Paintings: A Juried Exhibition in Print”, 1998; Terrie Sultan, juror...exhibited in solo show “Geometric Abstractions: Paintings on Canvas and Paper” at the University Club in Washington DC 1996...38” x 48” (87cm x 123cm)...© Elizabeth Whiteley
