The combination of math, art, and science was never a
realization I came across; although, it has been in my face most of my life.
It was like... art and science...hmm…I can see that, but adding math into it too? It was not really noticeable from the beginning. Thus, it was interesting to learn and see
how it all fits together. For example, the vanishing point in pictures, drawings,
and paintings and the divine ratio given by Da Vinci that helps in the building
of monumental structures and the depiction of human bodies in works of art.
What really stood out to me from this week’s materials was
the concepts that Da Vinci discovered concerning perspective; geometry of
perspective, artificial perspective, natural perspective, compound perspective. Perspective is definitely something I have learned as a
lover of writing fictional stories. I guess to put it into the perspective
of an art expression (painting, drawing, sculpting) was rather interesting to
me.
I think a good example of an art piece that brings the
perspectives to life would be Da Vinci’s The Last Supper. One could see the use of natural perspective
(in the people, the nature through the windows), artificial perspective
(objects and people in the painting), and compound perspective (all together).
In regards to the juxtaposition of mathematics, art, and science,
I believe that math is the base of multiple, if not all, forms of art and it is
through that that art and science could be portrayed in the multiple manners it has been.
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Movement Design Principle. N.d.
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Hi Kimberly! I also agree with your blog post. I, too, never really saw the connection between math/science and art until I learned about it this week and really put thought into it. The idea of the vanishing point really drove it home for me as well, and I also discussed Leonardo da Vinci's work in connecting the two practices. It's interesting to think about what else in the world is connected that we have never really thought about.
ReplyDeleteHi Kimberly! I also failed to realize that the three spheres in fact cannot be stand alone disciplines. Previous to this week's lecture, I was oblivious to their interconnectedness but after some research, it was intriguing to find that many day to day objects utilize the golden ratio in order to increase its appealingness to the consumer base. Although there are many examples including Tech company logos like Twittter and Apple, I was most surprised by the use of the golden ratio in the design of credit cards because I would have never guessed that such a simple wallet necessity also exhibit the fusion of art and math.
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