Math and art are often placed in two very different categories: creativity/logic and culture/education. However, if we take a closer look we can see that the two are not all that different, especially when considering certain branches of the subjects.
"Math: the study of numbers, shapes, and space using reason and usually a special system of symbols and rules for organizing them." (Cambridge Dictionary)
"Art: the making of objects, images, music, etc. that are beautiful or that express feelings." (Cambridge Dictionary)
In both cases, there is use and analysis of objects and shapes. This crossover between the two is exactly what Maurits Cornelis Escher took into account when becoming an artist. He used mathematics as an inspiration for his work and became widely famous for it. His work was even used in a popular movie called "Labyrinth" through the use of mathematically sound optical allusions.
Not only do I love this idea he created with his work, but he was also one of the first artists I ever went to see an exhibition of. If you have not yet, I would seriously check out some of his pieces and try to see them using both parts of your brain (the left and the right).
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