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This drawing represents the fascinating nature of Pi and its relationship to circles. As the number of sides in a polygon increases, approaching infinity, the value of Pi forever approaches the concept of a circle. This website showcases three variations of Pi by Jason Padgett with increasing numbers of sides, illustrating how the shape becomes smoother and closer to a circle with each iteration.

The inner and outer boundaries of Pi are explored through the use of secant and tangent lines. Secant lines approach Pi from the inside of the circle, while tangent lines approach Pi from the outside of the perimeter. As these lines converge, they encapsulate Pi within a forever-smoothing shape, forever closer to a circle. It's important to note that perfect circles don't exist in reality.

To visualize this concept, observe the three drawings of Pi side by side. The one with 180 sides shows significant empty spaces on the circle's edge. Moving to the drawing with 360 sides, some...

Jason D. Padgett is an artist and thinker whose journey challenges conventional perception. As the author of Struck by Genius, a book that has been optioned for a major motion picture, his unique artistic perspective has captivated audiences worldwide. What makes Jason’s work even more extraordinary is his experience with motion blindness (akinetopsia), a condition that causes him to perceive the world in discrete frames, like stop-motion animation or a flipbook. Rather than seeing continuous motion, he perceives reality as a series of still images. While many might see this as a limitation, Jason has embraced it as a gift, using it to explore intricate patterns and structures that often go unnoticed. His hand-drawn works reflect a...