Art and Science to me have always appeared as polar opposites to me, this week’s assignment really opened up my eyes to the fact that these two could be influenced by the other. I remember actually learning how to utilize perspective in my art projects when I was in middle school, then I didn’t realize the correlation between science and art at the time but the geometry of perspective is just some of the advancements between art and science.
Vanishing Points and perspective have helped to create real world images that converge at a single point, this helps to create a very realistic image that would not be achieved without this strategy. I learned this from the Vanish Points reading. Another key finding this week was the insight on fractals, specifically the fractals in nature. In Discover Magazine they make an interesting point that some fractal patterns are only seen in nature like the trees and bushes and some are only created in mathematical theory. The use of mathematics in art in one of the most obvious ways is in the art form of origami. Origami utilizes the perfectly mapped out angles that can be folded to represent a certain shape or figure, this art can make beautiful designs just by mathematically figuring out a way to design a shape out of a single piece of material.
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I as well always thought that art and math were two completely separate fields that never had any intersection with one another. Your mentioning of the art of oragami is a great example of how when math and art fuse something amazing can be created. I also liked how you used the image of DaVinci's Vitruvian man. Before this week I didn't really think much of that drawing beyond that it was simply a drawing. Now I see that it is another perfect example of how art and math are linked together in a way stronger than one may think that they are. You said that math, art and science cannot a"chieve their potential without one another". After seeing last week's lecture and readings I could not agree more with you.
ReplyDeleteI never noticed how the combination of art and science aided in making the art piece look more realistic. That is an interesting perspective. Science really does add a whole other dimension to the possibilities of art. Also, I like your photo of Albert Einstein.
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