scott kim
Can you solve for X?
xLGEBRx xray =black + white 2x or not 2x. That is the question (9+7x/2 = (4-2x (6-2x Drifxod $ = mxy Solve: n1ne sk2ng f4e se5en mo6ng s9...
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scott kim
Apr 221 min read
Katrina / Ori Heffetz (English/Hebrew + lake reflection 2010)
Commissioned for the wedding of Katrina (at top) and Ori Heffetz (at the bottom, in Hebrew, reading right to left). I based the lettering...
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scott kim
Apr 192 min read
Invisible Site (theatrical title 1992)
In the early 1990s I worked for a while with George Coates, creator extraordinary theatrical presentations which combined live...
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scott kim
Mar 241 min read
Tomoko Fuse (Geometric construction, 1996)
Created for Key Curriculum Press as a gift to Tomoko Fuse, 1996. Tomoko Fuse (the last name is Japanese, pronounced with two syllables)...
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scott kim
Mar 241 min read
Tree (Animation, 1981)
From the book Inversions, animated for video Watch Your Language, shown at Siggraph '96. This animation was inspired by the film...
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scott kim
Mar 241 min read
Tron
SYMMETRY. 180° rotation. INSPIRATION. In the 1970s I was a big fan of the emerging field of computer graphics, and spent many memorable...
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scott kim
Mar 241 min read
Dance (180 degree rotation, 1990)
Designed during a residency at Princeton University, February 1990. In 1990 cybernetic sculptor James Seawright invited me to Princeton...
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scott kim
Mar 241 min read
ELISE ESTHER DIAMOND (1997)
SYMMETRY. Bilingual containment. "Esther" in Hebrew is hidden inside "Diamond" in English. INSPIRATION. Commissioned by my mother, Pearl...
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scott kim
Mar 241 min read
Input/Output (Animation, 1985)
For Input/Output, an exhibition of computer art curated by Lucia Grossberger Morales for the Siggraph '85 computer graphics conference....
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scott kim
Mar 241 min read
NUEVA (1984)
SYMMETRY. Reflection about a vertical axis. This image looks the same when seen in a mirror. INSPIRATION. Created for the Nueva School, a...
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scott kim
Mar 242 min read
Golomb (Dissection, 1996)
For Solomon Golomb, mathematician and inventor of pentaminoes. Created for a presentation to MathCounts, a national junior high school...
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scott kim
Mar 241 min read
J. S. Bach (1981)
SYMMETRY. Reflection about a vertical axis. Looks the same in a mirror. INSPIRATION. Appears in my book Inversions as part of a trio of...
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scott kim
Mar 241 min read
Mirror (1981)
SYMMETRY. Reflection about a vertical axis. INSPIRATION. Created for my book Inversions. STORY. When I wrote Inversions, I needed to fill...
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scott kim
Mar 241 min read
Mozart (1981)
SYMMETRY. Rotation by 180 degrees. INSPIRATION. Designed as part of my book Inversions. STORY. I studied classical piano for as a child...
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scott kim
Mar 242 min read
Ultima (1998)
SYMMETRY. Rotation by 180 degrees. Turn this design upside down and you will see that it reads the same both ways. INSPIRATION. For...
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scott kim
Mar 242 min read
FANTASY (1993)
SYMMETRY. Reflection about a vertical axis. This image looks the same when seen in a mirror. INSPIRATION. Created as part of a puzzle for...
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scott kim
Mar 242 min read
Martin Gardner (Rotation, 1993) Martin Gardner (Reflection: top/bottom, 1996) Martin Gardner / Doctor Matrix (Rotation, 1996) Martin Gardner / Mathematical Games (Oscillation, 1996)
Created for the Gathering for Gardner, January 1996, Atlanta Georgia. Martin Gardner books and magazine articles about mathematics and...
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scott kim
Mar 242 min read
MARIMBA. 1997
SYMMETRY. 180 degree rotation. Turn this design upside down and it reads the same both ways. INSPIRATION. Inspired by a performance by...
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scott kim
Mar 241 min read
Ned Kahn (Metamorphosis, 1990)
For Ned Kahn, an artist who works with fluid flow, clouds of gas, and other natural phenomena. Ned Kahn has created some of the most...
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scott kim
Mar 242 min read
Not Knot (3-d animation, 1991)
Animated at the Geometry Center, University of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I have always been interested in making images that help people...
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