Sharol Nau

"Goldbach Hexagon Tiling - 1"

"Goldbach Hexagon Tiling - 2"

"Goldbach Hexagon Tiling - 4"

"Goldbach Tiling mixed media 1"

acrylic paint, woven cotton fabric, threads, glass beads on muslin, 8" x 10", 2005.




Sharol Nau

212 East Fourth Sreet
Northfield, MN 55057

"My commitment to this series of artworks began during the summer of 1998 while attending AM 98, Art and Mathematics Conference at the University of California, Berkeley. The unproven conjecture by Christian Goldbach (1690-1764) that any even number greater than two has at least one pair of primes that sum to that number serves as a structured base for creating paintings, prints, drawing and assemblages. I begin by partitioning a rectangle, into an even equal number of triangles or squares and using the two primes in that even number to create a basic design. Designs using a hexagon are facilitated with an equal number of equilateral triangles in the partitioning. Theme with variation provides interestingly composed artworks. Visual illusions that I have chosen to ignore are linear perspective or overlapping that create an appearance of deep space and offer a distinction between figure and ground. I have not ignored positive and negative shapes; however I do strive to treat them equally by giving then nearly equal accommodation on the surface of support. It becomes obvious when viewing these works that the emphasis on depth is shallow allowing the importance of shape, pattern, rhythm, texture, and color to dominate "

email: Whitecrow@snakedance.org
www.sharolnau.snakedance.org