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CONTACT:lkl.maths.art@gmail.com
ORGANIZER:London Knowledge Lab - Institute of Education
DTEND:20080108T193000
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DESCRIPTION:_An LKL Maths-Art discussion event_
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\nThis month our event w
 ill take the form of an open discussion rather than a long seminar presenta
 tion.
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\nThe theme of the discussion is to consider mathematics and art a
 s creative activities in imagined spaces: What are the motivations which dr
 ive individuals to do mathematics or art? What characterises an interesting
  starting point -- a "problem"\, as mathematicians tend to say -- for work 
 in mathematics or art? Interesting explorations often begin with a mystery:
  why does a certain configuration of elements behave as it does? Exploratio
 n leads from mystery to insight and understanding\, but good problems never
  lose their capacity to cause wonder. 
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\nWhat are the benefits for mathe
 maticians and artists of understanding each other's ways of working and thi
 nking? There is a stock answer which denies anything in common: mathematica
 l work is all terribly logical and constrained\, whereas artists can just b
 e sensual and unconstrained with their paint or whatever. But mathematical 
 creation requires a measure of sensuality and lack of constraint\, and arti
 stic creation cannot function without the use of constraints and systems (r
 ules) to generate\, for example\, the initial marks on the paper\, and how 
 they may be re-worked and refined. So there is a middle ground where the in
 sights are worth exploring. 
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\nWe have invited several short presentatio
 ns by mathematicians and artists to motivate the discussion. If you would a
 lso be interested to make a short presentation on the theme (maximum 5 minu
 tes) please contact us as soon as possible with a brief description or illu
 stration [ lkl.maths.art [ at ] gmail.com] .
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SUMMARY:Mystery and Wonder\, Play and Discovery: Mathematics and Art as Cre
 ative Activities
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