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'Fibonacci's Arithmetic'

2016 © karlienorrishmcchesney

16" x 47" (41cm x 119cm)

textiles, copper metal

Leonardo Bonacci an Italian mathematician introduced the Indo-Arabic numeral system to the Western world and developed the number sequence popularly known as Fibonacci’s numbers. Fibonacci’s Arithmetic pays homage to Fibonacci’s number sequence displaying the first nine numbers in their correct order – 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8. 13. 21. 34 . . . .

Stitch  and metal details

Fabric and metal container