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Title	The Inventor, by Peter Livingston Myer
Artist	Myer, Peter Livingston
Description	In the initial compositional design for the painting “the Inventor” I was aware and consciously utilized two mathematical principles. First was the division of thirds both horizontally and vertically in the location of the center of interest. The head is located one third down from the top and one third in from the left edge. The second mathematical principal was the non-sequential uneven divisions of vertical spaces. The painting is divided into five major vertical spaces. It has been my habit to organize the major divisions of space so that they are non sequential in terms of total square inch area. Running from left to right we find that the sequence runs as 4, 2, 5, 3, 1 with 1 representing the largest space and 5 representing the smallest. This mechanical consideration usually enables me to achieve a more interesting and less predictable division of space. The subject of the painting is my older brother, Robert Myer at work in his shop at home, continuing the work that has fascinated him all of his life. Robert worked as a research engineer at Bell Labs in New Jersey most of his life, and has numerous patents under his name. He is the inventor of the linear amplifier that is utilized in most cellular phone antenna systems.
Medium	Painting
About the Artist	Peter Myer is both an abstractionist and realistic painter, pastellist, printmaker, and sculptor, he also designs kinetic light sculptures. Myer earned his BFA in art from Brigham Young University and his MFA in painting from the University of Utah in 1959. He served as chair of the department of art at the University of Nevada Las Vegas for ten years. After his time at UNLV, he joined the faculty of Brigham Young University where he taught figure drawing for 30 years.
Date	Date of Exhibition: March 3-30, 2009
Contributors	Van Wagoner, Kathryn, exhibit curator;
Subject	Painting; Mathematics in art;
Type	Image;Stillimage
Format	image/jpg
Relation (isPartOf)	Infinite Beauty: An Art Exhibit Inspired by Mathematics. Held March 3 - 30, 2009 Utah Valley University Library
Rights	All rights held by artist.
Publisher	Published digitally by Utah Valley University Library
Identifier	inventor

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