Feature Math Visions of Infinity Tiling a hyperbolic floor inspires both mathematics and art By Ivars Peterson November 22, 2004 at 6:38 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Even the most brilliant innovators get their inspiration from somewhere. A circular pattern of triangles with curved sides, similar to this one, inspired M.C. Escher to create his “Circle Limit” series of prints. Dunham A hyperbolic quilt sewn together from pentagons of cloth, with four pentagons meeting at each corner in the pattern.
