Geometry for the Artist: An Interdisciplinary Consciousness-Based Course

Abstract

Geometry is an inherent aspect of any work of art. Both geometry and art are fundamentally products of the consciousness of individuals - the mathematicians who create geometry and the artists who create art. We therefore expect geometry and art to embody qualities of consciousness. This understanding is the basis for Geometry for the Artist, a mathematics course at Maharishi University of Management that explores how certain topics in geometry (symmetry, perspective, fractals, non-Euclidean geometries, and topology) are connected to art, and, moreover, how the understanding of consciousness developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi helps us see connections between art and geometry. This paper describes speci c mathematical topics studied in this course, how they are used in art, and their relationships to consciousness.