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John Arden Hiigli (born 1943) is an American artist, inventor and educator. ==Life and work== On June 1, 1943, John A. Hiigli was born into a small farming community in Union Mills, Indiana. Living so close to nature had a huge impact on his art and still does to this day. In his youth he traveled up and down the West Coast with his friends and lived in several places. While he drew and painted continuously he studied art and did odd jobs to make a living. He modeled for art schools, worked construction, drove a yellow cab, worked at a newspaper, a radio station, a mill and at a US Post Office. In the early 60’s he lived and worked in San Francisco and then moved to New York where he attended the New York Studio School. He holds degrees in Art, Science, Education and Comparative Literature - Creative Writing. One of the determining experiences of his life was learning about the theory of cognitive development of Jean Piaget the Swiss genetic epistemologist. Piaget believed that learning requires action and knowing evolves out of the interaction between nature and nurture. Piaget conducted hundreds of experimental interviews with children of all ages, including his own children. Utilizing the protocols from these "learning experiments" he defined a sequence of invariant stages of development from birth through young adulthood. Parallel with his work as a painter Hiigli is also a pioneer in early childhood education. In 1971 he and his wife, Dominique founded the French-American preschool Le Jardin A L'Ouest and then Jardin Galerie in 2000 on the principle; "Art is an essential component of child development, communication and education." They believe that through Art, children learn to communicate - read and write - in a way that is natural and effective in a peaceful and fun environment; Art develops the "whole child" cognitively, emotionally and socially; children express their unique version of cultural heritage through Art. Four times a year Hiigli holds exhibitions in a virtual gallery and in a physical gallery as well on Manhattan's Upper Westside. These shows feature children from local schools and arts organizations with input from children all over the world working on the same theme. The themes are of interest to children everywhere: trees, my family, my country, animals/sealife. Another defining moment came in Hiigli’s life when he discovered Richard Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome in Wisconsin. He became interested in mathematics and in transformational geometry. Later, in 1970, he became acquainted with the famous American architect, writer and inventor. They formed a master-disciple relationship and stayed in touch until Fuller’s death in 1983. Then Hiigli set out to organize synergetic geometry into a block system for children. For many years he built block systems and created beautiful complex structures. He received two United States Patents, both of which are now in the public domain. Over the years John painted constantly and exhibited but his audience widened when the internet gave him (and everyone else) the ability to reach a wider audience. As a result he made connections with fellow artists that are as passionate about Geometric Art as he is. In 2002, the conceptual artist John Sims introduced Hiigli to Gyuri Darvas, the founder of the International Symmetry Festival in Budapest, Hungary and Hiigli traveled there in 2003, 2006, and 2009 as a lecturer and exhibitor. In 2006 he was invited to exhibit at the SupreMADIsm Art Festival and exhibition series held in Moscow and organized by the International Mobile MADI Museum. Through these several years of collaboration in Hungary, Hiigli formed a deep friendship with the Hungarian painter János Saxon-Szász and his wife, the curator and writer, Zsusza Dardai. He attended The Bridges Organization Pécs 2010 World Conference (July 24–28), held in Pécs, Hungary, the European Capital of Culture. It was a collaborative effort by (Bridges ): “Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science” & (Pécs Cultural Centre ) “Pécs Ars GEometrica project”. He participated in the Art Exhibition with a painting, his presentations were titled: ‘Intertransformability’ and ‘Intertransformability in the Isotropic Vector Matrix’. During the conference he won first prize in the International ScienTile design competition, held by the world-famous Zsolnay Porcelain Manufactory. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John A. Hiigli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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