It has been a few years since I have posted anything on this Math Art blog. I have been focusing on other things including my own drawings and sculptures. But I have decided it is time to get back to my blog. I think a good place to begin again is the biggest art fair in NYC, The Armory Show! This year there was a quite a bit of figurative and representational work but I was able to find booths with abstract pieces with mathematical elements.
The Marinaro gallery presented a solo exhibition of the work of Brenda Mallory.
“Winding: As the Day Widens” from 2025 is assembled from dyed found bobbins of thread. The circular bobbins have been arranged in a grid forming a square. The square consists of concentric squares differentiated by depth of color of the gray tones. This work celebrates the geometry of the bobbins while creating a quadrilateral pattern.
The Galerie Forsblom from Helsinki, Finland also exhibited a circle based work. Jacob Hashimoto’s “Yet Untitled” from 2026 is an elaborate wall construction built from bamboo, wood, paper, and Dacron.
Featuring five layers of suspended circles with the largest in the back and the smallest in the front, the artist creates a mesmerizing effect of scale and perspective.
The mix of solid circles in some sections and highly patterned circles in other sections creates a tension between rigid geometry and a more chaotic abstraction.
I hope to keep posting about more Math Art I encounter in NYC and on my travels, as well as some of my new work.
Susan
