Week 2 Math + Art

This week's lectures and readings were quite interesting and eye opening as I didn't expect there to be a correlation and or relationship between math and art. I also felt like these two things were much different from one another but over the course of this week I learned a lot about these two. Art can be used through an expression of mathematics which I believe is quite incredible. 

One thing that I thought was intriguing during the lecture was the discussion about Brunelleschi and his invention and understanding of linear perspective. The way in which he used math and numbers in order to understand how things should be scaled and look mathematically and artistically appropriate is truly amazing. These concepts had not yet been discovered so his realization was groundbreaking. This discovery drastically changed the future and was very important during the time period. 

Another interesting aspect is that of fractals. Fractals can be used and seen through the illustration of a spiral which is used to show the evolution and change with various aspects in life. You can see this such things like in flowers, galaxies, and hurricanes. The biggest thing they show is progress overtime and growth/change. It can show the progression and regression of certain things. I just think such a simple concept has such a large impact on us learning and figuring out how things work.  

Another interesting aspect of this week's lecture was the overall importance and history the number 0 had. There was a need for 0 to represent an empty place but it wasn't used right away. The discovery and use of it didn't happen overnight. It would first be used in 650 AD in Indian Mathematics. Brahmagupta would later create rules that would help illustrate and give meaning to the number 0. The number in recent years was of great conversation during the Y2K era where people were freaking out that the computer wasn't going to be able to make the transition into the 2000's.



South, H. (2018, October 9). What is a vanishing point in art? LiveAbout. Retrieved April 8, 2022, from https://www.liveabout.com/vanishing-point-drawing-definition-1123080


I really like this picture as it is a great example of vanishing point art. I think this type of art is unique because it uses math and parallel lines in a particular place to create the image for the viewer. The image appears to go further and further away from me or any other viewer. This is the point of the picture based on the angles and math that is used.



Mathematics-pt1-ZeroPerspectiveGoldenMean.mov

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMmq5B1LKDg&t=8s


Fibonacci, Fractals and Financial Markets - Socionomics.net

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE2Lu65XxTU&t=168s


Fractals - Mandelbrot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivRQDbAduoM&t=2s



Comments

  1. JamesApril 10, 2022 at 6:08 PM

    Hi Jack,

    I really enjoyed reading your response and I was able to take away some information/learn something new from reading what you had to say. I specifically liked your last paragraph and what you had to say about 0. It was very important how you mentioned that the incorporation of the number 0 didn't happen over night. It took time for it to become relevant in the metric system. Great work Jack!

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  2. Sydney_Chiang_desma9April 10, 2022 at 10:17 PM

    Hi Jack, I really enjoyed reading your post! At first, I also didn't think there would be much correlation between math and art, but there are so many ways they go together! I really like how you explained the vanishing point in the image you included. It is so cool that a drawing can appear 3D just by using angles and perspective. Great post!

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