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Colorful Cube
Courtesy of Jen Stark
This art is mathematical! Jen Stark is a sculptor. Math and science have inspired many of her artworks. “I love how there are these universal equations happening all around us, like fractals and spirals,” Stark says. A fractal is a complex pattern that repeats forever.
Stark is also inspired by the natural world. She uses bright colors found in flowers and insects. Some of her works are flat, or 2-dimensional. Others—like this one—burst into 3-dimensional space!
Stark’s sculpture 30 Cubed is a cube with sides that are each 30 inches long.
What is its volume?
<p>The amount of space inside a 3-D figure, measured in cubic units. Volume for rectangular prisms and cubes is calculated with the formula V = length x width x height.</p> <p><b>Example: </b>A cube with a length of 1 unit, width of 1 unit, and height of 1 unit has the volume of 1 cubic unit.<br> </p>