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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · 12h

Polyrhombs, formed by joining 60°-120° rhombi in edge-to-edge fashion, can also be iterated to form self-replicating tiles. A 3-rhomb iterates to the same fractal as the envelope of the terdragon curve. Mirroring between successive iterations yields a very different looking reptile (right).

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · 6d

I just finished a new website on fractal self-replicating tiles ("reptiles") based on polyominoes, polyhexes, and polyiamonds: www.mathartfun.com/fractaldiver...

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · 12d

New sculpture illustrating the fact that cutting a three-half-twists band lengthwise results in a trefoil knot. Unglazed ceramic and leather cord.

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · 13d

Submissions are now being accepted for the Exhibition of Mathematical Art to be held as part of the Joint Mathematics Meetings, Washington, DC, in January of 2026. Apply online through October 15 at gallery.bridgesmathart.org. pic.x.com/MGSEyexSzo

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · 14d

youtu.be/fgMoxEAZtoA?...
New from The Dice Lab; available at mathartfun.com/DiceLabDice....

Alpha Omega d24

YouTube video by Henry Segerman

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · 27d

A new article is out of which I'm a coauthor: "Visualization of Escher-like hyperbolic tessellations": www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Sep 5

To submit your work, please fill out the Google Form at docs.google.com/forms/d/1SQA...

robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Sep 5

Submissions are now being accepted through September 14 for SCULPT 2025. Accepted work will be presented in a ZOOM Show and Tell event on November 7. In addition, works will be digitally showcased in the exhibition section of SCULPT 2025 and in a proceedings volume.

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Aug 29

This mixed-media piece consists of an unglazed black-clay ceramic band with two half twists, making it a two-sided object. Steel dowels with long and short ends are spaced along the centerline to define a second band with two half twists, orthogonal to the first.

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Aug 9

Windows, Uzekistan

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Aug 1

Amir Temur Mausoleum, Samarkand

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Aug 1

Aksaray Masoleum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jul 25

Tessellated pavers in Azerbaijan

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jul 22

This needs iterating. In Sheki, Azerbaijan.

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jul 14

"Needle Tower", by Kenneth Snelson, at the Kröller-Müller museum, the Netherlands

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jul 6

New hand-built ceramic piece employing negative curvature

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jun 29

Hand-built ceramic sculpture from 2019

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jun 27

Hand-built ceramic piece from 2020. Three different unglazed types of clay.

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jun 22

Some photos from the exhibition that opened at the National Museum of Mathematics Thursday, on 5th Ave in NYC. The other artists/mathematicians in the exhibition were Nicolas Belmonte, Chaim Goodman-Strauss, Edmund Harriss, Stepan Paul, Henry Segerman, and Steve Trettel.

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jun 16

I'll be in NYC this week for the opening of an art exhibition at the Museum of Mathematics. "Warped Realities" showcases the work of seven artists, and includes ten of my ceramic sculptures. If you're able, please join us Thursday evening at 6:30. . momath.org/composite-ga...

Art Opening — Thursday, June 19 – National Museum of Mathematics

National Museum of Mathematics: Inspiring math exploration and discovery

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jun 8

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jun 4

I think Escher perfected the geometric fade in his Metamorphose prints.

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jun 3

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robertfathauer.bsky.social @robertfathauer.bsky.social · Jun 2

New hand-built ceramic negative-curvature surface

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