Mathematics Used in Arts and Architechture
Mathematics and art have a long historical relationship. The ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks knew about the golden ratio, regarded as an aesthetically pleasing ratio, and incorporated it into the design of monuments including the Great Pyramid,[1] theParthenon, the Colosseum. There are many examples of artists who have been inspired by mathematics and studied mathematics as a means of complementing their works. The Greek sculptor Polykleitos prescribed a series of mathematical proportions for carving the ideal male nude. Renaissance painters turned to mathematics and many, including Piero della Francesca, became accomplished mathematicians themselves. Contents [hide] * 1 Overview * 2 Ancient times * 2.1 The Golden Ratio * 2.1.1 Pyramids * 2.1.2 Parthenon * 2.1.3 Great Mosque of Kairouan * 2.2 Polykleitos * 3 Renaissance * 3.1 Paolo Uccello * 3.2 Piero della Francesca * 3.3 Notre Dame * 3.4 Albrecht Dürer * 3.5 De Divina Proportione * 3.6 Da Vinci * 4 Industrial and modern times * 4.1 Penrose tiles * 4.2 Eden Project * 4.3 California Polytechnic State University * 4.4 M.C. Escher * 4.5 Salvador Dalí * 4.6 Pablo Palazuelo * 4.7 John Robinson * 4.8 The Eightfold Way * 4.9 Fractal art * 4.10 Platonic solids in art * 4.11 Bridges conference * 5 See also * 6 References * 7 External links |
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Galileo Galilei in his Il Saggiatore wrote that “[The universe] is written in the language of mathematics, and its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures.”[2] Artists who strive and seek to study nature must therefore first fully understand mathematics. On the other hand, mathematicians have sought to interpret and analyse art through the lens of geometry and rationality.
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Galileo Galilei in his Il Saggiatore wrote that “[The universe] is written in the language of mathematics, and its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures.”[2] Artists who strive and seek to study nature must therefore first fully understand mathematics. On the other hand, mathematicians have sought to interpret and analyse art through the lens of geometry and rationality.
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References: [edit]Paolo Uccello Italian painter Paolo Uccello (1397–1475) was fascinated by the study of perspective Circle Limit III by M.C. Escher (1959) A renowned artist born in 1898 and died in 1972, M.C [edit]Pablo Palazuelo Pablo Palazuelo (1969–2007) was a contemporary Spanish painter and sculptor focused on the investigation of form [edit]John Robinson John Robinson (1935–2007) was originally a sheep farmer who turned to sculpting