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Week 2: Math+Art

Math+Art

This week, Dr. Vesna, talks about how artist use mathematics to create art. I learned that mathematics is driving reality through the use of computers. Some artist state that they hate mathematics but then they use computers and using computers is using mathematics. I also learned that all artists didn’t use perspective and vanishing points, which correspond to math techniques, to create art. Using the math techniques made the artwork more realistic and gave the image a focus point. The vanishing point theorem expresses that the lines are parallel to one another but not to the pictures plane. This is important to an image because it gives the image a real world affect.

Golden Ratio

Dr. Vesna also talked about the Golden Ratio in architecture as well as art. She mentioned the Egyptians and the pyramids as a base for the Golden Ratio and that it was from the Greek. There is the incorporation of symmetry, geometry with artwork that has used the Golden Ratio rule. I found the “The Fourth Dimension and non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art” very interesting. It reminded me of when I was in Calculus and the teacher said that we were going to learn the equation for a 3-D line. I was confused because I did not realize that it was math that allowed for 3-D and 4-D movies and art to exist. The author of this talked about how 4-D enhanced art for the better. Artist would add dimension and abstract pieces of work to their artwork now because of the direction it took the art and how eye catching it became. The novel FlatLand: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott, was a little different, it focused on perspective. I learn that people perceive things extremely differently depending on their perspectives. How a person perceives an image can be different from another person. As well as the illustration itself can be shown from many different angles to create a different image. This weeks readings and videos have elaborated on my original ideas of how math corresponds with art. Math has enhanced the art form and has brought out a different aspect of imagery. Math provided specific boundaries that has enhanced how the art is seen. Without math, symmetry and 3-D or even 4-D would be impossible and some of the most influential paintings like the Mona Lisa would not exist.

4-D

Perspective

References

Vesna, Victoria. “Mathematics-pt1-ZeroPerspectiveGoldenMean.mov.” Cole UC online. Youtube, 9 April 2012. Web. 09 April 2016 <http://www.youtube.com/watchv=mMmq5B1LKDg&feature=player_embedded>

Math Intro. By Victoria Vesna. YouTube. Uconlineprogram, 26 Mar. 2012. Web. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHiL9iskUWM&feature=player_embedded>

Abbott, Edwin. “Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.” N.p., n.d. Web. 09 April 2016.<https://cole.uconline.edu/content>

Henderson, Lynda. “The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art.” N.p., n.d. Web. 09 April 2016. <https://cole.uconline.edu/content>.

Frantz, Marc. Lesson 3: Vanishing Points and Looking at Art (n.d.): n. pag. 2000. Web. 09 Apr. 2016.

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