Fibonacci Numbers in Popular Culture - Visual Arts

Visual Arts

  • Artist Mario Merz made the Fibonacci sequence a recurring theme in his work. Examples are the Chimney of Turku Energia, in Turku, Finland, featuring the start of the Fibonacci sequence in 2m high neon lights, and the representation of the first Fibonacci numbers with red neon lights on one of the four-faced dome of the Mole Antonelliana in Turin, Italy, part of the artistic work Il volo dei Numeri ("Flight of the numbers").
  • Fibonacci numbers have also been used in knitting to create aesthetically appealing patterns.
  • The artist Martina Schettina uses Fibonacci numbers in her paintings. Her "Mathemagic paintings" were shown at the Museumsquartier Vienna in 2010.

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