Abstract
With 3D Computer Aided Design I have divided 12 unit radius icosahedral polyhedra into sets of ’symmetry units’
represented in software as blocks containing graphic elements. These 12 polyhedral systems’ radii are assigned a
length to match a musical note’s position in a chromatic scale. Combining these polyhedral system notes creates
and names a chord consisting of concentric polyhedra (matroyska domes). To paint these objects I use a recursive
self texturing technique. With 3D path and turntable animation tools I create movies: visual songs or intonations
that document what a virtual camera sees as it transits “In, Out and Around” this menagerie of painted forms.
