Reza Sarhangi and Robert Fathauer

"Gauss' 17-gon"

Digital print, 13" X 13", 2007.

This print was inspired by the construction of a regular 17-gon discovered by Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855). His construction is illustrated by the linework in the center portion of the print.

"Buzjani's Rusty Compass Pentagon"

Digital print, 13" X 13", 2007.




Abul-Wefa Buzjani (940-998) was born in Buzjan, near Nishabur, a city in Khorasan, Iran. This print was inspired by the construction of a regular pentagon using a rusty compass contained in his treatise, "On Those Parts of Geometry Needed by Craftsmen". His construction is illustrated by the linework in the center portion of the print.

"Buzjani's Heptagon"

Digital print, 13" X 13", 2007.



This print was inspired by Busjani's construction of a regular heptagon contained in his treatise, "On Those Parts of Geometry Needed by Craftsmen". His construction is illustrated by the linework in the center portion of the print.

Reza Sarhangi and Robert Fathauer
Professor of Mathematics, Towson University(Sarhangi); Small business owner, puzzle designer, and artist, Tessellations Company (Fathauer)

Reza Sarhangi is interested in Persian geometric art and its historical methods of construction, which he explores using the computer software Geometer's Sketchpad. Robert Fathauer creates digital artworks on a Macintosh computer, primarily using the commercial programs FreeHand and Photoshop.