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Benny
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numerical sequences of Kraus Campo
« on: Aug 21st, 2010, 1:20pm » |
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Has anyone seen this numerical sequences on this structure?
http://www.cfa.cmu.edu/garden.php
The structure represents a French Curve
The structure is 60 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 3 feet high on its concrete base. Each white tile on the sculpture's surface features a black number, creating numerical sequences
What is this numerical sequences?
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Re: numerical sequences of Kraus Campo
« Reply #2 on: Aug 21st, 2010, 3:09pm » |
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on Aug 21st, 2010, 2:45pm, towr wrote:French curves have nothing to do with numerical sequences.
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Right. I didn't mean to imply that the French curves have anything to do with number sequences. Sorry for not expressing myself clearly.
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I was curious about these numbers on that structure, about the motivations of the designer of that garden. What was he thinking about?
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on Aug 21st, 2010, 3:09pm, BenVitale wrote:
I was curious about these numbers on that structure, about the motivations of the designer of that garden. What was he thinking about? |
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"At the heart of the garden sits the campo, a 25 by 60 by 3-foot, tile-covered sculptural platform based on the shape of a French curve, a tool common to artists, architects and engineers alike. Black numbers imbedded in white tiles that cover the platform are indicative of the numerical sequencing patterns of Bochner’s art."
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Re: numerical sequences of Kraus Campo
« Reply #4 on: Aug 22nd, 2010, 1:18am » |
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on Aug 21st, 2010, 3:09pm, BenVitale wrote:| What was he thinking about? |
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Probably nothing more than "they'll probably think it's interesting if I throw some numbers in there somewhere".
If the numbers meant something, they wouldn't be cut off willy-nilly.
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Wikipedia, Google, Mathworld, Integer sequence DB
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