# Can you solve the Mondrian squares riddle?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Gordon Hamilton
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/gordon_hamilton_can_you_solve_the_mondrian_squares_riddle)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Dutch artist Piet Mondrian's abstract, rectangular paintings inspired mathematicians to create a two-fold challenge. Can you solve the puzzle and get to the lowest score possible? Gordon Hamilton shows how. \[TED-Ed Animation by Anton Trofimov\]

## Lectures

1. [Can you solve the Mondrian squares riddle?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/gordon_hamilton_can_you_solve_the_mondrian_squares_riddle/821f4ddee880), 5 min (TED's player)