About Dr. Matthews
Gregory J. Matthews, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Loyola University Chicago where he has been since 2014. In addition, he is also the founder and director of the Loyola University Chicago Center for Data Science and Consulting.
He received his PhD in statistics from the University of Connecticut in 2011 and completed a post-doc in the School of Public Health at University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 2014. He has been making data art since 2011 and has had his work displayed in numerous shows in the Chicagoland area, and since 2016 he has organized the Data Art Show at the Joint Statistical Meetings.
Introduction
This page was created for the Friends of Libraries Week's "Beyond Data Viz: Data Art" with Gregory J. Matthews, PhD.
Join us on Thursday, October 24th either at 2:30PM or 5:30PM to explore the fascinating intersection of data and art.
Gregory J. Matthews, PhD, will address the questions of what data art is, argue for the inevitability of data as a medium for art, and offer a brief overview of the history of data art. Dr. Matthews is a statistician and data artist at Loyola University Chicago who will lead us through a discussion of data art, followed by a presentation on creating data art using the statistical programming language R.
Participants will have the opportunity to print their projects for pickup at a later time. Refreshments will also be provided.
Book Recommendations
Celestial Tapestry by ISBN: 0198851952Publication Date: 2020-10-14Artists and scientists view the world in quite different ways. Nevertheless, they are united in a search for hidden order beneath surface appearances. The quest for eternal geometrical designs is also seen in the sacred mathematical patterns created by the world's great religions.
Curves for the Mathematically Curious by ISBN: 9780691197784Publication Date: 2019-10-15Curves for the Mathematically Curious is a thoughtfully curated collection of ten mathematical curves, selected by Julian Havil for their significance, mathematical interest, and beauty. Each chapter gives an account of the history and definition of one curve, providing a glimpse into the elegant and often surprising mathematics involved in its creation and evolution.
Heavenly Mathematics by ISBN: 9781400844807Publication Date: 2012-12-23Heavenly Mathematics traces the rich history of spherical trigonometry, revealing how the cultures of classical Greece, medieval Islam, and the modern West used this forgotten art to chart the heavens and the Earth.
Opt Art by ISBN: 9780691197036Publication Date: 2019-11-12Linear optimization is a powerful modeling method for discovering the best solution to a problem among a set of available alternatives. It is one of today’s most important branches of mathematics and computer science—and also a surprisingly rich medium for creating breathtaking works of art. Opt Art takes readers on an entertaining tour of linear optimization and its applications, showing along the way how it can be used to design visual art.
Street-Fighting Mathematics by ISBN: 1282541862Publication Date: 2010-01-01In problem solving, as in street fighting, rules are for fools: do whatever works--don't just stand there! Yet we often fear an unjustified leap even though it may land us on a correct result. Traditional mathematics teaching is largely about solving exactly stated problems exactly, yet life often hands us partly defined problems needing only moderately accurate solutions. In Street-Fighting Mathematics, Sanjoy Mahajan builds, sharpens, and demonstrates tools for educated guessing and down-and-dirty, opportunistic problem solving across diverse fields of knowledge.
Viewpoints by ISBN: 9780691125923Publication Date: 2011-07-25Viewpoints focuses on two mathematical areas: perspective related to drawing man-made forms and fractal geometry related to drawing natural forms. Investigating facets of the three-dimensional world in order to understand mathematical concepts behind the art, the textbook explores art topics including comic, anamorphic, and classical art, as well as photography, while presenting such mathematical ideas as proportion, ratio, self-similarity, exponents, and logarithms.
