Some art with a whiff of mathematics — and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Photographs by Mark Fairhurst

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Russian illustrated books

Quite a remarkable collection — have a look at http://da-zdra-per-m.livejournal.com/83176.html and then navigate by arrows.

 

Pushkin, Lyrics. Illustrations by N. Il'in. 1949

A prank with a whiff of mathematics

Mirrors is one of threads of this blog. Here is a popular YouTube mirror prank:

[With thanks to muriel]

A Christmas card

Author: Mark Fairhurst, http://www.markfairhurstphotographer.com/

More Art with a Whiff of Mathematics

 

Waldemar Cordeiro, Visible Idea, 1956, wood plastered

 

More art with a whiff of mathematics

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Arts, Corinium Museum, Dramas, Mathematics, Television

Deception. A preview to Mark Fairhurst’s exhibition, 10 Sept – 1 Oct 2011, The Corinium  Museum, Park Street, Cirencister

Theme tune by Frans Bak  for Danish TV series Forbrydelsen (The Killing).

Mark Fairhurst’ website.

In praise of books

Source: A Work in Progress

Photo art with a whiff of mathematics

Remarkable photographs of old churches, by Mark Fairhurst, on a BBC website:

Photo by Mark Fairhurst, http://www.markfairhurstphotographer.com/

Hjs website was a revelation for me: he is a brilliant portrait master.

Some Simpsons-esque humor

A control room of Hinkley Point A nuclear power station. Please notice the poster on the right:

Hinkley Point A nuclear power station control room. Source: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/7/29/1311952679259/Hinkley-A-nuclear-power-s-007.jpg

And this is the poster itself:

" I didn't do that. Nobody saw me do it. You can't prove anything." Source: http://media.photobucket.com/image/bart%20simpson/virtuallyme1/lgmp0296i-didnt-do-it-bart-simpson-.jpg

Images with more than a whiff of mathematics

From BBC:

Researchers at Cardiff University reporting at the Acoustical Society of America meeting have presented striking images of stringed instruments made using “holographic interferometry”, which allows them to visualise precisely how and where the soundboards of instruments vibrate. (Photos courtesy Bernard Richardson)