Re:Show HN: Art – draw one stroke, let symmetry complete it
by fractorial on Thursday September 10, 2026 @09:17AM
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As a programmer, maths researcher, and painter, there’s certainly something satisfying (to me) when an artistically symmetrical piece observes no mathematical symmetry: The very asymmetry in the language used to describe it is, in and of itself, beautiful.
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Re:Show HN: Art – draw one stroke, let symmetry complete it
by gilleain on Thursday September 10, 2026 @11:13AM
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Not sure what you mean by "an artistically symmetrical piece observes no mathematical symmetry" - as in, the underlying structure has a (set of) symmetries but the 'decoration' on top is asymmetric?
Re:Show HN: Art – draw one stroke, let symmetry complete it
by Caracas288 on Thursday September 10, 2026 @12:53PM
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Maybe they are talking about physical mandalas?