#icosahedrons

[sibya]

Icosahedrons 

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I got this done today at 1:30

[admiralpotato]

Reflect Halos - Subdivided Icosahedron Variants

Here are three more variants in the "Reflect Halos" series. Exploring lingering ideas from earlier when I replaced the spheres with slightly rounded Icosahedrons, these designs go a step further and use rounded Subdivided Icosahedrons at 1, 2 and 3 levels of subdivision. It's interesting to see how the patterns of reflection change as the number of subdivisions increase, but the angles between faces decrease.

[admiralpotato]

Reflect Halos - Icosahedron Variant

Last year in July, I posted a design named "Reflect Halos". Today, I had an idea to extend that design and in a rather cool way - I replaced the spheres with rounded Icosahedrons. I am very pleased with the shape and motion of the reflections. :)

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I'm thinking of getting a new tattoo... How lame would it be for me to get Icosahedron somewhere on me with little mathematical measurements sort of sketched into it? 

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Buckyballs, Carbon Onions, and Nanobuds: More Like Icosahard-on!

C60 is an allotrope of carbon that looks like a tiny geodesic dome - like graphite, it's structured in carbon hexagons, but these connect on two planes, curling into icosahedrons, and other 100% excellent forms:

  Discovered in 1985 and named after Buckminster Fuller, the Fullerene form of these hybridized molecules appeared within soot formed by lasers cutting graphite. (Ablation adulation!) Since then we realized that they`re also formed in natural high-energy events (lightning shocks, meteors...)

So basically, they`re molecular structures created by such massive energy that it whirls them into fully formed complex structures. (Someone somewhere is writing a philosophy thesis on the Architecture of Chaos.)

I started reading about them today because they're being explored for their "biomedical application as cytoprotective (antioxidant), cytotoxic (anticancer), or drug delivery agents" which is to say that these little carbon cages may soon be used as vectors to transport drugs to us. I want to have like, a billion inside me at all times. Maybe chained together along my ear like those alt-girl earrings.

[marshallsarah]

Icosahedrons in Greenwich Village

For the experiment of placing something in a public space, I decided to focus on an art-based project.  I created five small geometric sculptures using plaster and placed in them in different locations around Greenwich Village.  The project is meant to support the notion of being observant and noticing one's surroundings in everyday life. 

Wall outside of Second Shearith Israel Cemetery (W. 11th St. near 6th Ave.)

Washington Square Arch

Minetta Lane

Christopher Park (Christopher St. near 7th Avenue South)

Jefferson Market Garden (W. 10th St. & Greenwich Ave.)