Opt Art

The writing is inviting, and Bosch gives motivated students and other readers the tools they will need to jump right in and start creating their own mosaics or other images using his ideas. ---Evelyn Lamb, Scientific American Bosch provides a careful, thorough, and accessible discussion of linear programming. . . . An interesting addition to the growing literature on mathematical art. ---C. A. Gorini, Choice Opt Art serves as an inviting introduction to a curious corner where art and mathematics intersect. Bosch projects equal enthusiasm for both. The artwork is not just an ornament meant to attract a broader readership, and the math is not just a tool for producing pictures. For Bosch it's clear they both hold deep intrinsic interest, and he communicates this to the reader. ---Brian Hayes, American Scientist With the dynamic, flexible artistic tool of optimization, equations take the place of oil or gouache. With calculation, ingenuity, and insightful uses of mathematics, Bosch teaches readers how to create art pieces that include collages, labyrinths, and continuous line drawings. Not only can a reader be prepared to create artistic pieces, Bosch's book places an artistic master, the author himself, next to the reader, sharing wisdom and insight to make one's imaginations into artistic realizations. ---Tim Chartier, The American Mathematical Monthly