Yoshino T, Matsuoka A, Kurihara T, Ishida N, Kishimoto N, Kimoto K, Matsuura S (2015) Polyhedron geometry of skeletons of Mesozoic radiolarian Pantanellium (Géométrie des polyèdres des squelettes des radiolaires mésozoïques du genre Pantanellium). Revue de micropaléontologie 58:51–56 Ball A, Abel R, Ambers J, Brierley L, Howard L (2011) Micro-computed tomography applied to museum collections. Microsc Microanal 17(S2):1794–1795 Richeson DS (2012) Euler's Gem: the polyhedron formula and the birth of topology. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ

Art Forms in Nature: Marine Species From Ernst Haeckel Art Forms in Nature: Marine Species From Ernst Haeckel

Artwork based on nature can take many forms and serve many purposes. Because "nature" is such an immense topic that encompasses so many things, I can only provide a partial list of the various subtopics that may appear in nature-related artwork:Wertheim M (2007) A field guide to hyperbolic space: an exploration of the intersection of higher geometry and feminine handicraft. Institute for Figuring, Los Angeles Stafford BM (1991) Body criticism: imagining the unseen in enlightenment art, science, and medicine. MIT Press, Cambridge, p 84 Brill ER, Huber F (2016) Sea creatures in glass: the Blaschka Marine Animals at Harvard. Scala Arts Publishers, New York

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So if you want to create a work of art based on the theme of "nature", you've really got a whole planetful of ideas to work from! Emmer M (2002) Mathland: from topology to virtual architecture. In: Emmer M (ed) Mathematics and culture II. Visual perfection: mathematics and creativity. Springer, Berlin, pp 65–78 Knoll AH, Benjamin K (2015) Protistan Skeletons: a geologic history of evolution and constraint. In: Hamm C (ed) Evolution of lightweight structures: analyses and technical applications. Biologically-inspired systems, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht, pp 1–16 Shaw MD, Szczepanski JZ, Murray SF, Hodge S, Vink CJ (2017) Ideas made glass: Blaschka glass models at Canterbury Museum. Rec Canterb Mus 31:5–84 Kaniari A (2013) D’Arcy Thompson’s On Growth and Form and the Concept of Dynamic Form in Postwar Avant-Garde Art Theory. Interdisc Sci Rev 38(1):63–73Donofrio M (2016) Topology optimization and advanced manufacturing as means for the design of sustainable building components. Procedia Eng 145:638–645 Oliver S, Kuperman A, Coombs N, Lough A, Ozin GA (1995) Lamellar aluminophosphates with surface patterns that mimic diatom and radiolarian microskeletons. Nature 378(6552):47 Yoshino T, Matsuoka A, Kurihara T, Naoto Ishida N, Kishimoto KK, Matsuura S (2012) Application of Voronoi tessellation of spherical surface to geometrical models for skeleton forms for spherical radiolaria. FORMA 27:45–53 Today’s discoveries about our planet’s biological diversity build upon the research of previous generations of scientists. The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a digital library committed to providing free and open access to this treasure trove of information, much of which is held in the libraries of natural history research institutions around the world. Tsutsui H (2000) Digital characterization of silicoflagellate for numerical taxonomy. Geoinformatics 11(1):35–42

Art Forms in Nature | Geraldine Diem - Academia.edu (PDF) Art Forms in Nature | Geraldine Diem - Academia.edu

That gives us a lot to work with! Nature is both all around us and deep within us. We are inseparable from nature - our bodies, lives and minds depend on the air we breathe and the food we eat. The earth sustains our very life force. Without the earth - without nature - what would we be? Ritterbush PC (1968) The art of organic forms. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC, pp 64–65

Bandyopadhyay A, Heer B (2018) Additive manufacturing of multi-material structures. Mater Sci Eng R Rep 129:1–16 Ozin GA (1997) Morphogenesis of biomineral and morphosynthesis of biomimetic forms. Acc Chem Res 30(1):17–27 Sustainable art is a movement whose aims are to ignite discussion (and adjust our perception) about the way we use our resources. Sustainable art seeks to make us think more deeply about the impact that our lifestyle choices have on the planet.