The artwork reproduced here is from my book (W. Roberts, 2003), edited and reformatted for the web and with some additional commentary and an interactive Flash animation to assist in communicating the method of composition.

Magic Square

Wayne Roberts, Scale-of-lines for
Magic Square , 1995
graphite on tracing paper
70 (h) x 75 (w) cm
© 1995 Wayne Roberts

An example of ‘genetic composition’, 1995
see artist’s commentary to the painting in the book (W. Roberts, 2003). Acrylic painting on Belgian linen, 167.5cm (h) x 167.5 cm (w), © 1995 Wayne Roberts, stréba series. All rights reserved.

This painting was exhibited in the artist’s 1996 solo exhibition at the Porters Gallery, Sydney, with notes regarding the rationale of the composition, and was also exhibited in the 1997 solo exhibition of the artist’s work at The Albert Hall, Canberra, together with artist’s notes in an art-music-dinner gala event which also featured the Australian Chamber Singers in concert. The painting and the scale-of-lines were also exhibited at the official book launch & exhibition of associated works on 21 September 2003

Introduction

Scale structures

A natural 'magnetism' towards the formation of Scale Structures in Nature?

The example of music

Synchronicities between 20th century art & science

An application of scale structure theory to number and geometry

The theory applied to the geometry of triangles

Principles of the New Art

Conclusions for the arts and sciences

Gallery of selected works by the author

References, Appendices

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