Jay Bonner: Geometric Design in Decoration and Architecture
Using visual material from the historic record, a brief introduction to the broader historical and aesthetic aspects of geometric art will be given. Following this, the lecture will detail the traditional construction methods used to create Islamic geometric patterns. To this end, attention will be focused upon three specific examples of outstanding geometric design. These three examples will be of variable complexity, and each will be recreated from scratch using the Polygonal Technique (see above). At the conclusion of this lecture attendees will have an understanding of the basic methodology employed historically in this design tradition. For those interested, this knowledge can be immediately applied to ones own artistic endeavors.
Jay has lectured widely on the subjects of geometric art and design, the traditional construction methods used in producing geometric patterns, self similarity within the tradition of proportional geometric design, and on his own work as an ornamentalist. He has given lectures and design seminars at such institutions as Duke University, the Rhode Island School of Design, the University of Washington in Seattle, the University of Granada, Spain, the University of San Francisco, the Lorentz Center at Leiden University in the Netherlands, and at the Pcs-Ars GEometrica 2008 conference in Pcs City, Hungary.
Jay Bonner is a resident of Santa Fe.

Jay will be teaching "Geometric Design in Decoration and Architecture" on June 27th;
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