The book “Blueprints” by Marcus du Sautoy, a renowned mathematician and professor at the University of Oxford, explores the synthesis of mathematics and art. Many artists ignore the mathematics underlying their art, while others consciously use it for inspiration. Sautoy searches in music, design, and literature for the fundamental mathematical structures that underpin human creativity and the natural world.

From the earliest stone circles to the modernist architecture of Le Corbusier, from the circular compositions of Bach to the disruptive sounds of Radiohead, the complementary relationship between mathematics and art is highlighted across a broad historical and geographical field. Every work of art, every poem carries with it patterns: prime numbers, symmetry, fractions, and the most curious worlds of Hamiltonian cycles and hyperbolic geometry.

In this subversive exploration of creativity, Marcus explains how we create art, why a creative mindset is vital for discovering new mathematics, and how a fundamental connection to the natural world links these two themes. “Blueprints” is an excellent book that reveals the connection between mathematics and art through structures, emphasizing the need to overcome fears and embrace knowledge.

Pages: 304, Dimensions: 15.3x15.3cm