Week 2: Math + Art
Week 2: Math + Art
I have taken art classes since a very young age but I did not grasp to the creativity side of art but more towards the math aspect. In order to draw, art teachers would express how it's all about lines and shapes which did help me out to create the drawings. However, through the readings and lectures I was intrigued how not only math but science also has a correlation to art.
Flatland by Edwin A. Abott was very descriptive and allowed me to envision how geometry is connected to art as he describes how all these shapes are always present. It is also written from a perspective of a shape which made me intrigued even more because I was now seeing the world as geometric shapes. Through the use of geometry, he is able to discuss two different societies which is easier for a reader to imagine in their heads while reading it.
Henderson's explanation of the fourth dimension was able to extend the form of art during the 20th century. It allowed artists to explore different dimension and not stick to one dimensional form of art. This caused for there to be a new form of art that several artists can be able to explore.
https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/symmetry-and-the-fourth-dimension-part-10/
Leonardo Da Vinci was an important artist who expressed how he used mathematical formulas in order to figure our distances between one's eye and the objects. Through this linear perspective, he was able to create a new illusion to his artwork that influenced artists; one of his well known paintings was the Mona Lisa. He also developed the "golden proportion" using his artwork of the Vitruvian Man to express how the human body can show a perfect proportion.
The Vitruvian Man explains the Golden Proportion, https://leonardodavinci.stanford.edu/submissions/clabaugh/history/leonardo.html.
Resources:
1. Abbott, Edwin A. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Penguin Classics, 1884.
2. Henderson, L. D. “The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art: Conclusion.” Leonardo. 1984. pp. 205-210. Print.
3. S1 Artist Day Jobs: Emily Lynch Victory - Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-1XOx4RNE.
4. “Symmetry and the Fourth Dimension (Part 10).” Azimuth, 4 June 2013, https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/symmetry-and-the-fourth-dimension-part-10/.
5. “Leonardo and Mathematics.” The Mona Lisa Foundation, 9 Aug. 2018, http://monalisa.org/2012/09/12/leonardo-and-mathematics-in-his-paintings/.
6. “Leonardo's Vitruvian Man.” The Vitruvian Man, https://leonardodavinci.stanford.edu/submissions/clabaugh/history/leonardo.html.
Ashlyn,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your use of Leonardo da Vinci illustrate the intersection of art and math. Da Vinci is still considered one of the most prolific artists and depicters of the human body and the Mona Lisa is the highest insured painting in the world, thus illustrating its value. While I definitely chose a lesser known artist, it was interesting to see math connected to one of the most prolific names in the art world.
Hi Ashlyn, I loved your example of Flatland by Edwin A. Abott and how he views the world in geometric shapes. I remember when I took art classes, I had to train myself to look at everyday objects in the form of geometry to grasp shadow and light. It's easy to get into the rabbit hole of doing art, but the integration of math actually makes art a lot simpler to understand.
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