Robert Fathauer

“Twice Iterated Knot No. 1”

Digital print, 19" x 12", 2008.
Third prize

The starting point for this knot is a nine-crossing knot that has been carefully arranged to allow seamless iteration. Four regions of this starting knot are replaced with a scaled-down copy of the full starting knot, incorporated in such a way that the iterated knot is still unicursal. These same four regions are then replaced with a scaled-down copy of the iterated knot, resulting in a complex knot possessing self similarity.


Robert Fathauer, Small business owner, puzzle designer, and artist, Tessellations, Phoenix, Arizona

Robert Fathauer makes limited-edition prints inspired by tiling, fractals, and knots. He employs mathematics in his art to express his fascination with certain aspects of our world, such as symmetry, complexity, chaos, and infinity. His artworks are created on a Macintosh computer, primarily using the commercial programs FreeHand and Photoshop.

tessellations@cox.net
www.tessellations.com