Focus on Rhythm of Structure and discuss the Background.
Rhythm of Structure has its beginnings in Sims’ work as one of the international curators for the exhibition Science in the Arts - Art in the Sciences, a citywide exhibition, in conjunction with the UNESCO-ICSU World Conference of Science, Budapest, Hungary in 1999.This led to the exhibition, MathArt/ArtMath, curated by John Sims (then Coordinator of Mathematics at Ringling) and Kevin Dean, at the Selby Gallery Ringling College of Art and Design in 2002. This show presented a general survey of art inspired and framed by mathematics ideas of mostly American modern and contemporary artists, as well as mathematicians working in the area of visual mathematics. The theme of the show was designed to examine the complexity and diversity of the meaning of mathematical art. The MathArt/ArtMath exhibition featured: Josef Albers, Thomas Banchoff, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Manuelo Baez, Jhane Barnes, Max Bill, Mel Bochner, Brent Collins, David Davis, George Deem, Agnes Denes, M.C. Escher, Fred Eversley, Shannon Fagan, Helaman Ferguson, Mike Field, Charles Gaines, Paulus Gerdes, Bathsheba Grossman, Al Held, John Hiigli, Slavik Jablan, Alfred Jensen, Andrienne Klein, Sol LeWitt, Arthur Lee Loeb, Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, Marlena Novak, Joe Overstreet, Howardena Pindell, Richard Purdy, Tony Robbin, Dorothea Rockburne, Frank Rothkamm, Irene Rousseau, Carlo Sequin, John Sims, John Sullivan, Jack Tworkov, Roman Verostko, and John Waltemath.  There was a brochure and video produced for this exhibition.After the MathArt/ArtMath exhibition, Sims began working on a text about the nature of mathematical art leading to his chapter, Trees, Roots and a Brain: A Metaphorical Foundation for Mathematical Art, in the book Mathematics and Culture II: Visual Perfection: Mathematics and Creativity. In his chapter, he presents his ideas on the interconnection of mathematics, art and nature, setting the stage for his next group of exhibitions called Rhythm of Structure.
mathematical art Tony Robbin Bathsheba Grossman Dorothea Rockburne Alfred Jensen Roman Verostko Brent Collins Sol LeWitt Joe Overstreet Al Held Ringling College of Art and Design Budapest Arthur Lee Loeb Howardena Pindell Thomas Banchoff John Sims contemporary DJ Spooky Structure modern Slavik Jablan Marlena Novak Hungary Richard Anuszkiewicz Jhane Barnes Max Bill Richard Purdy UNESCO M.C. Escher Mel Bochner Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky Jack Tworkov Agnes Denes Rhythm Josef Albers UNESCO-ICSU World Conference of Science Helaman Ferguson Charles Gaines George Deem Fred Eversley Paul D. Miller art and nature Carlo Sequin