Phyllotactic Filigree
Digital Print
2017
This work extensively use the golden ratio, \(\phi = \frac{1}{2}\left(1+\sqrt{5}\right)\), for rotations and scalings between components.
Background and Inspiration
This work was originally done for use as cover art for the June 2017 issue of Mathematics Magazine. This is the thirteenth of 25 original artworks I created for the journal Mathematics Magazine during 2015–2019.
Related Works
- See the page on Mathematics Magazine Cover Art.
Publication History
- Mathematics Magazine, Cover Art, Vol. 90, No. 3, June 2017.