Helaman Ferguson: Mathematics in Stone and Bronze

by Claire Ferguson and Helaman Ferguson

Helaman Ferguson is a sculptor who works in stone and bronze. He also holds a Ph.D. in mathematics. Although Helamans sculptures are mathematically-based, they are organic, textural, and mysterious.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963912100
• ISBN13: 9780963912107
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Meridian Creative Group
• Length: 79 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A bridge between two worlds

This luscious book amply attests to the affinity between art and mathematics, and does so in an unusual and striking way. Bertrand Russel once wrote: "Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty---a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture." Russell's beauty is that of intangibles, as when mathematicians speak of an elegant proof, a beautiful theory. Ferguson imbues mathematics with another kind of beauty, accessible to everyone.Ferguson's sculptures are attractive both in their shape and in their materials. This lavishly illustrated book exhibits them to advantage. The artist's comments on each piece, at the end of the book, are quite valuable; in spite of the mathematical nature of some of them, they convey a sense of personal intimacy.

The beauty of mathematics revealed thru sculpture

A reality check for those of us who were brought up to think that mathematics is dry and esoteric.