ARTIST PROFILE

Yvette Kaiser Smith

  • Czech Republic (b. 1958 in Prague)
  • Currently in Chicago, United States.
  • Moved to United States in 1969. Full time artist since receiving MFA in Sculpture from University of Chicago in 1994. Has exhibited extensively at regional museums, art centers, and university galleries throughout the US and alternative spaces abroad.
Pi in Pascal's Triangle Square

Pi in Pascal's Triangle Square

  • 2010
  • Crocheted fiberglass roving with hard-finish polyester resin.
  • 48 x 45 x 2 inches

  • Form of each triangle is based on the first four rows of Pascal's Triangle. The four colors used are distributed using the first 30 digits of pi. Colors were inspired by landscape.
  • Pi in Pascal's Triangle Round - thumbnail Pi in Pascal's Triangle Square - thumbnail

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    Pi in Pascal's Triangle | 2010

Two triangles construct each circle or square. The form of each triangle is based on the first four rows of Pascal's Triangle. Color pattern is created by employing the first 30 digits of pi.