Origami Artist Robert Lang
Lang has been an avid student of origami for over fifty years and is now recognized as one of the world s leading masters of the art.
Origami artist robert lang. Lang is an origami artist who uses mathematics to design incredibly complex origami creations. He has made great advances in making real world. Today he is one of the most esteemed artists in the field using mathematics to develop innovative models.
Lang will hold an open class from 12 15 to 1 15 p m. His passion for origami can be witnessed through his books twists tilings and tessellations. He is noted for designs of great detail and realism and includes in his repertoire some of the most complex origami designs ever created.
Lang has been an avid student of origami for over fifty years and is now recognized as one of the world s leading masters of the art with over 700 designs catalogued and diagrammed. Mathematical methods for geometric origami origami design secrets origami in action and much more. Robert lang is a pioneer of the newest kind of origami using math and engineering principles to fold mind blowingly intricate designs that are beautiful and sometimes very useful.
Five fold two layer weave opus 648. Thursday in randolph college s nichols theatre followed by his science festival keynote address at 7 30 p m. Lang left his job as a laser physicist to pursue his 30 year origami hobby.
He has studied the mathematics of origami and used computers to study the theories behind origami. Renowned origami artist robert lang s beetles centipedes and dinosaurs are exhibited around the world. Lang born may 4 1961 citation needed is an american physicist who is also one of the foremost origami artists and theorists in the world.
Single sheet pentasia opus 645. In this video lang tells wired how he became an orig. Come into roberts privet origami studio to see where.
Lang the science of art the world of mathematics might seem far removed from the world of art but mathematics both describes and enables the creation of beautiful forms. Horseshoe crab opus 647.
