The chestahedron relates to the various Platonic forms in surprising ways. Take, for instance, the icosahedron. In the images below (click images for larger versions), you can see that the triangle faces of the icosahedron (the two bottom yellow triangles) are the same size as the triangle formed between the three points of the chestahedron...
Author: frank (Frank Chester)
Beyond Polarities Conference Video
This two hour video shows Frank presenting his work at the Beyond Polarities Youth Conference in 2006. He covers in condensed form the whole range of his work, including the seven-sided form, the heart, the earth, alchemy, architecture, art, and more.
Gallery Opening Video
This video provides a brief and whimsical tour through Frank’s 2003 Gallery opening with the Delaine Easten Gallery at the Healsburg High School Campus, called Metamorphosis, Polarity, Enhancement.
Chestahedron from Rotating a Tetrahedron within a Cube
People have been studying Platonic forms for 5000 years, including Pythagorus, Plato, Da Vinci, Kepler, and many others even into the present day, both mathematically and through artistic means. Yet in all these years the chestahedron was never found. Why?
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