Posted on 04/06/2006 11:37:48 AM PDT by JZelle
Artist Tony Robbin is trying to help people imagine what four dimensions would look like to our three-dimensional world. "I have many three-dimensional patterns that are woven together in ways that are impossible in three dimensions but are possible in four dimensions," says Mr. Robbin. "It shows us a way to be omniattentive, being able to pay attention to many things at the same time." The New York City artist is displaying his paintings and digital prints until June 16 in the gallery of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Northwest. Yale University Press recently published his book "Shadows of Reality: The Fourth Dimension in Relativity, Cubism and Modern Thought." Artists and scientists alike speculate about a fourth dimension of space. In her 1963 Newbery Medal-winning novel, "A Wrinkle in Time," Madeleine L'Engle tried to help children perceive what it would be like to travel in a fourth dimension, says Thomas Banchoff, professor of mathematics at Brown University in Providence, R.I. He holds a doctorate in mathematics.
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>being able to pay attention to many things at the same time<
LOL! Is that like multi-tasking; like being a Mother or a Teacher? Been there, done that. :o)
LOOKS LIKE THIS
Dimension(1,2,3,4)
Well, that certain clears THAT up.
"This book, Flatland has done more to help me conceptualize the fourth dimension than almost anything else.
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An excellent book, indeed.
Dang, the fourth dimension is ugly.
Is that one of his artworks? I don't quite get it. I see a two dimensional picture implying three dimensional structures. How does this get us to four dimensions? Perhaps a three dimensional sculpture might imply four dimensionality, but then, since we've never seen a fourth dimensional objects, how would we recognize what was being implied? We've SEEN three dimensional objects, and can therefore imagine the implied objects in the painting. But how would we do that with objects we've never seen?
Too much time on his hands. Hope my tax money isn't supporting this.
Oh fine...thanks alot! Now I'll never sleep trying to figure this out.
Perhaps this will clarify things.
At any rate, the artist has a whole page of these images @ http://tonyrobbin.home.att.net/work.htm
Oh, yeah, THAT Forth Dimension. NOW I see it! LOL
M.C. Escher was incredible......this "Forth Dimension" hooey is .... well.....hooey.
Man, that Marilyn McCoo was really one gorgeous lady. She still looks good, from what I've read.
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