It works in politics, too

"Triangulation'' (oil and acrylic on canvas), by Irwin E. Thompson, in the show "Pathways to Abstraction'' at New Art Center, Newton, Mass., Sept. 20-Oct. 22. The gallery says that the "abstract scientific principles that were central to his career …

"Triangulation'' (oil and acrylic on canvas), by Irwin E. Thompson, in the show "Pathways to Abstraction'' at New Art Center, Newton, Mass., Sept. 20-Oct. 22. The gallery says that the "abstract scientific principles that were central to his career as a medical researcher have long fueled his interest in nonrepresentational art.''