Intersections

A Public Art Exhibition

A colorful diagram of the word "matrimony" with lines connecting its letters on a beige background. The word "INTERSECTIONS" is written across the center in large orange letters.
A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, smiling, wearing a red jacket, standing near a river with a forested area in the background.

Gabriele Meyer

Gabriele Meyer was born in Germany and studied Mathematics and English literature at the University of Tubingen to become a teacher. A year as an exchange student at Temple University became a start as a graduate student in Math. At Cornell University she completed a Masters in CS and a PhD in Mathematics (topology). Besides being a teacher in various universities, mainly the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Gabriele makes linoleum prints and crochets hyperbolic surfaces. These crafts have been with her since elementary school (the crocheting) and high school (linocuts). She likes the beauty of the smooth curves and patterns in nature relics found on the sea shore. Studying math has opened her eyes to the fact that pretty much all of these patterns are math related. This fascinates her and increases her joy of being at the seashore.

Artwork

murex florifer and angelwing

Linoprint
18” x 24”

$250

Silkscreen print of a seashell, featuring a detailed, line-drawn image of a conch shell above and a smaller, more uniform shell below, both in white on a mottled pink background.

melon shell and snail

Linoprint
18” x 24”

$200

A blue and white illustrated poster featuring a large spiral shell at the top and a smaller, elongated shell at the bottom, with a wave between them.

Mathematical concepts, like spirals, smooth curve families, fractals are inherent in the architecture and patterning of sea shells. When I was a child and found shells on the beach I did not know this, but I loved their beauty. This beauty was a major impetus for me to study mathematics and stick with it when the topic became hard. Now in retirement, I have the opportunity to make linocuts to make this beauty visible to those around me.

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