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The Rise of the Polypol Sculpture
- Leonardo
- The MIT Press
- Volume 24, Number 5, October 1991
- pp. 525-530
- Article
- Additional Information
The author’s application of classical algebraic-geometry theory to engineering problems disclosed geometric relationships that led him to develop a mathematical basis for generating sculpture. Several works in steel and Plexiglas were then constructed. In this article, he describes the mathematics underlying his sculpture. He observes that mathematics serves only to generate wireframe models from which sculptors can illustrate the harmony and elegance of geometric relationships.