Logic & Structure: An Art Project.
The Logic & Structure project is about the language of mathematical logic and how it can be of use in the visual arts. It involves a conversation between a mathematical logician and a group of artists. The project is ongoing, and this is a report on its first two phases. This text has two parts. The...
| Published in: | Theoria: A Swedish Journal of Philosophy Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 959 - 971 |
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Aug2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=152096173&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 152096173 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00405825 HL0 jtl: Theoria: A Swedish Journal of Philosophy issn: 00405825 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Aug2021 vid: 87 iid: 4 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell artinfo: ui: 152096173 10.1111/theo.12229 ppf: 959 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: C – @attributes: type: P size: 14.4MB tig: atl: Logic & Structure: An Art Project. aug: au: Kossak, Roman Siedlecka, Wanda affil: City University of New York Graduate School and University Center, USA su: Mathematical logic Language & languages Syntax in programming languages Isomorphism (Mathematics) Venn diagrams sug: subj: Mathematical logic Language & languages Syntax in programming languages Isomorphism (Mathematics) Venn diagrams keyword: first‐order logic, Boolean combinations, Venn diagram, mathematical structure, isomorphism, symmetry, art ab: The Logic & Structure project is about the language of mathematical logic and how it can be of use in the visual arts. It involves a conversation between a mathematical logician and a group of artists. The project is ongoing, and this is a report on its first two phases. This text has two parts. The first, "Logic", is a short introduction to certain aspects of logic, as it was presented to the participants. The second part, "Structures", describes some of the outcomes.The inspiration for the project comes from modern model theory whose advances revealed the extent to which formal methods may be helpful in describing and analysing mathematical structures. While the structures that are studied are often immensely complex, the formal language in which their properties can be expressed is simple. Its syntax is precisely defined and well understood, and this understanding often successfully guides us in our explorations of the rich world of mathematical objects. Our goal is to see the extent to which a similar approach could be of value when talking about works of art as structures. To this end, one could try to describe existing art objects in terms of suitably chosen formal languages, but we follow a reverse route. The language is described first, and the participating artists are asked to come up with artwork in which formal elements and their relations are chosen in advance, making it easier to identify those features of the created pieces that can be formally expressed. In other words, we are not thinking of applying formal methods to create art; rather we want to begin with samples that can serve as material for discussion. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Theoria: A Swedish Journal of Philosophy is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Theoria: A Swedish Journal of Philosophy holder: Wiley-Blackwell dt: @attributes: year: 2021 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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