Mary Yacoob & Kevin Quigley: Alignment
Mary Yacoob and Kevin Quigley present studies of 鈥榚lements鈥� for their exhibition ALIGNMENT Geometrical elements in Line. Measurement. Angle. Shape.
Mary Yacoob and Kevin Quigley will be exploring the fundamentals of mark-making and drawing, using and demonstrating a range of techniques in schematics and printmaking 鈥� stone lithography, mono-print and cyanotype.
Since 3000 BC, observers have been fascinated by the study, development and analysis of spatial relations in line, measurement, angle and shape. Through necessity, they developed techniques in the surveying and measurement of everyday phenomena.
The Greek Mathematican, Euclid, who worked at the Library of Alexandria, described 鈥�10 Greek Axioms鈥� which he referred to as his 鈥榚lements鈥�. These 鈥榚lements鈥� went on to form the empirical basis and foundation of science and reasoning. Euclid鈥檚 text, written in the 3rd century BC, was entitled 鈥楾he Elements of Geometry鈥�, or in Greek 鈥楪eo Metron鈥� (Earth Measurement). Euclid鈥檚 text continues to enlighten, and is studied today as geometry continues to sub-divide into new, advanced forms, delineating the universe around us.
So important was the study of the line and shape that Pythagoras and Plato often wrote ecstatically about 鈥榞eometry鈥� as the key to the interpretation of the universe. Thus, geometry gained an association with the sublime, to complement its earthy origins and its reputation as the exemplar of precise reasoning.
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Mary Yacoob and Kevin Quigley present studies of 鈥榚lements鈥� for their exhibition ALIGNMENT Geometrical elements in Line. Measurement. Angle. Shape.
Mary Yacoob and Kevin Quigley will be exploring the fundamentals of mark-making and drawing, using and demonstrating a range of techniques in schematics and printmaking 鈥� stone lithography, mono-print and cyanotype.
Since 3000 BC, observers have been fascinated by the study, development and analysis of spatial relations in line, measurement, angle and shape. Through necessity, they developed techniques in the surveying and measurement of everyday phenomena.
The Greek Mathematican, Euclid, who worked at the Library of Alexandria, described 鈥�10 Greek Axioms鈥� which he referred to as his 鈥榚lements鈥�. These 鈥榚lements鈥� went on to form the empirical basis and foundation of science and reasoning. Euclid鈥檚 text, written in the 3rd century BC, was entitled 鈥楾he Elements of Geometry鈥�, or in Greek 鈥楪eo Metron鈥� (Earth Measurement). Euclid鈥檚 text continues to enlighten, and is studied today as geometry continues to sub-divide into new, advanced forms, delineating the universe around us.
So important was the study of the line and shape that Pythagoras and Plato often wrote ecstatically about 鈥榞eometry鈥� as the key to the interpretation of the universe. Thus, geometry gained an association with the sublime, to complement its earthy origins and its reputation as the exemplar of precise reasoning.
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