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    Symmetry in Art and

    Architecture

    A/P Helmer Aslaksen


    Dept. of Mathematics
    National Univ. of Singapore
    www.math.nus.edu.sg
    aslaksen@math.nus.edu.sg
    Where in Singapore is this?

    Lau Pa Sat
    Polygons and polygrams

    Reuleaux triangle
    Patterns in Islamic art

    Fez, Morocco, 1325


    Patterns in Islamic art

    Isfahan, Iran, end of 15th century


    Patterns at Plaza Singapore
    Mystery pattern

    Fullerton Hotel
    Where in Singapore is this?
    Shaw House
    Symmetry at Scotts Road

    C8 D6
    Marriott Hotel
    Bugis Junction
    Suntec
    Tampines
    More cool stuff in Singapore
    Not so cool stuff in Singapore
    What does math have to
    do with art?
     What is math?
     Math is the abstract study of patterns
     What is a pattern?
     Concrete geometrical patterns or abstract
    numerical or logical patterns
     What is abstract study?
     Generalize to get the underlying concept
    Why are these patterns nice?
     Symmetry
     What is symmetry?
     Most people think of vertical mirror
    symmetry (left/right)
    What is symmetry in general?
     A pattern is symmetric if it is built up
    from related parts
     A plane pattern has a symmetry if there
    is an isometry of the plane that
    preserves the pattern
    What is an isometry?
     An isometry of the plane is a mapping that
    preserves distance, and therefore shape
    Translation
     A translation moves a fixed distance in
    a fixed direction
    Reflection
     A reflection flips across an axis of
    reflection
    Rotation
     A rotation has a centre of rotation and
    an angle of rotation
    N-fold rotation
     If the angle is θ and n = 360o/θ is a
    whole number, then we call the rotation
    an n-fold rotation
    Rotational symmetry
    Order of Angle of Figure Symmetry Regions
    Rotation Rotation

    2 180°

    3 120°

    6 60°
    Glide reflection
     A glide reflection is a combination of a
    reflection and a translation
    Four types of plane isometries
     Translation
     Reflections
     Rotations
     Glide reflections
    Warning!
    Sumerian symmetry
    Symmetric patterns
     A plane pattern has a symmetry if there
    is an isometry of the plane that
    preserves it. There are three types of
    symmetric patterns.
     Rosette patterns (finite designs)
     Frieze patterns
     Wallpaper patterns
    Rosette patterns
     Leonardo’s Theorem: There are two
    types of rosette patterns.
     Cn, which has n-fold rotational
    symmetry and no reflectional symmetry
     Dn, which has n-fold rotational
    symmetry and reflectional symmetry
    Examples of rosette patterns
    Frieze patterns
     Frieze patterns are patterns that have
    translational symmetry in one direction
     We imagine that they go on to infinity
    in both directions or wrap around
    Frieze patterns on cloth
    The 7 frieze groups
     No sym
     Glide ref
     Hor ref
     Ver ref
     Half turn
     Hor and ver ref
     Glide ref and ver ref
    Examples of frieze patterns
     No sym LLLL
     Half turn NNN
     Hor ref DDD
     Ver ref VVV
     Glide ref
     Hor and ver ref HHH
     Glide ref and ver ref
    Chart for the 7 frieze groups
    Wallpaper floor tilings
    Wallpaper cloth
    The 17 types of wall paper
    groups
    Chart for the 17 wall paper
    groups
    Examples of the 17 groups
    What does this have to do
    with art?
     Every culture has a preference for certain
    symmetry type of patterns.
     The important thing is not the motif in the
    patterns, but the symmetry types.
     This can be used to date objects and detect
    connections between different cultures.
    Distribution in Islamic art
    Ming ceramics
     We will study Ming ceramics as an
    example
    No symmetry
     The p111 pattern (no symmetry)
    Horizontal reflection
     The p1m1 pattern (horizontal reflection)
    Vertical reflection
     The pm11 pattern (vertical reflection)
    Half turn
     The p112 pattern (half turn)
    Horizontal and vertical
    reflection
     The pmm2 pattern (horizontal and vertical reflections)
    Glide reflection and vertical
    reflection
     The pma2 pattern (glide reflection and vertical reflection)
    Glide reflection
     The p1a1 pattern (glide reflection)
    Ming porcelain patterns
    66
    Seven Types of Frieze Pattern
    60

    40 29
    21 20
    20 13 9
    1
    0
    pm11 p111 p1a1 p112 pma2 pmm2 p1m1

    Frieze Patterns Types


    Ming porcelain patterns by
    emperor
    Distribution of Frieze Patterns Types in
    Different Time Periods
    16
    14
    12
    10
    8
    6
    4
    2
    0
    Yuan Yongle Xuande Jiajing Wanli T&C
    Time Period

    p111 p112 p1a1 pm11 pmm2 pma2 p1m1


    Regular tilings
    Semiregular tilings
    More fun stuff!
    False viewpoints

     Pozzo’s ceiling (1694) and cupola (1685) in St. Ignatius, Rome


    Perspective at SAM

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