{"id":144654,"date":"2022-02-14T16:41:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T07:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=144654&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-02-14T16:41:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T07:41:36","slug":"kyudai-alumni-mathematician-produces-paper-art-using-excel","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyudai-alumni-mathematician-produces-paper-art-using-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyudai Alumni Mathematician Produces Paper Art Using Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A mathematical alumnus of Kyushu University creates art using the Excel spreadsheet software. Kentaro Okamoto is a paper-cutting artist who teaches math classes to adults in Tokyo. He inputs formulas in Excel to produce intricate geometric patterns, which he cuts out using a design knife. His works will be exhibited at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.410gallery.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">410 Gallery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Kawabata shopping arcade from Feb. 10, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wakara.co.jp\/course\/14215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online courses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for Excel art beginners will take place in February and March. Recommended for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">origami <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">paper folding fans! <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/wakara.co.jp\/cut_and_math-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WAKARA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-144655\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_mathmatician-produces-paper-art_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1246%2C1056&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1246\" height=\"1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_mathmatician-produces-paper-art_2022_cl.jpg?w=1246&amp;ssl=1 1246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_mathmatician-produces-paper-art_2022_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C254&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_mathmatician-produces-paper-art_2022_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C868&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fnn_mathmatician-produces-paper-art_2022_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C651&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wakara.co.jp\/service\/mas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">official web\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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Kentaro Okamoto is a paper-cutting artist who teaches math classes to adults in Tokyo. 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