This piece is a mathematical puzzle consisting of 100 wooden blocks. Each block is a 2.5-inch cube, with each face of each block painted uniquely. The blocks are loose (not glued or connected), allowing them to be freely arranged and played with.
Two of the sides display a mathematical visualization of the prime factorization of the first 100 integers, where each wooden block represents a number between 1 and 100. Each symbol represents a prime number or prime factor. The goal of the puzzle is to place the blocks in the correct order by determining which symbol represents each prime number. For example, the prime number 11 divides into 100 nine times (11, 22, 33, ... 99), so the symbol that appears on exactly nine blocks must represent 11.
Two of the sides display waveforms that are used in a synthesizer (sine wave, square wave, triangle wave, sawtooth wave) in varying frequencies and amplitudes.
The remaining two sides display abstract expressionist colors that appear in a rainbow gradient when the blocks are placed in the correct order.
Side 1: Prime numbers visualization with a light background
Side 2: Prime numbers visualization with a dark background
Side 3: Abstract expressionist colors in a rainbow gradient
Side 4: Abstract expressionist colors
Side 5: Synthesizer waveforms in a color gradient
Side 6: Synthesizer waveforms in a color gradient
- Subject Matter: Mathematical
- Current Location: Happy Time Studio
- Collections: Gnothi Seauton (Sing Thou a Tone!)