Dr Fernando Corbalan is a Mathematician and author in the University of Zaragoza, Spain. He is the author of more than a dozen popular mathematical books, which have been translated to 12 languages (e.g. ‘Geometry at Close Quarters. The mathematics of everyday life’ (National Geographic, 2017); ‘Taking Chances. The rules of probability’ (RBA, 2013); ‘The Golden Ratio. The beautiful language of mathematics’ (RBA, 2012), ‘José María Savirón’ Prize for Scientific Dissemination, 2011. Deputy director of DivulgaMAT, Spanish speaking portal for Popular Mathematics (www.divulgamat.net).
He is author of Art and Mathematics exhibitions (‘MartMATICS’), Visualization exhibitions (‘Divine Geometry’), and Mathematical Chance exhibitions (‘Luck’).
‘In Search for Beauty: The Common Territory of Art and Mathematics’, May 2024
Though in principle it appears there is no relation between Art and Mathematics, they have a common territory: the search for beauty.
During the presentations areas in which both Art and Mathematics converge will be discussed, such as the golden ratio, symmetry or fractals; Historical moments in which Arts and Mathematics were developed at the same time (in the Renaissance or cubism); Mathematics themselves as an artistic object, or the use of geometry to create Mudejar art (a typical form of art in Spain).
The presentation will also review how mathematics influences advertising. In particular its influence in the design of something very characteristic of today’s world: logos. Finally we will provide a mathematical point of view to enjoy new nuances in the work of some prominent artists such as Gaudí, Escher or Dalí.