Week 2 - Math + Art

 Week 2 - Math + Art



The artist that really stood out to me was Leonardo Divinci. He has always been the most interesting historical figure to me personally. His work with the golden ratio and the Fibonacci sequence is really some of the most interesting and influential work of all time. The image of the Vitruvian man is what I always remember when imagining Di Vinci and I never knew so much about it until these lectures. 




Some of the most interesting math and art combination to me is how much architecture is influenced by math and the golden ratio. I have always been fascinated by skyscrapers and unique buildings in architecture, especially modern ones and it is so interesting to see how long math has been used in architecture. One of the coolest examples I was able to see in person was the Taj Mahal in India that this video describes the math behind it perfectly. 





This week really taught me how intertwined art and math really were and how advanced this combination has been for hundreds of years. The juxtaposition of math, art, and science is really evident in everything we see around the world. I also learned the amount of thought and work that goes into designing and creating things that are appealing and practical. I will now always pay much closer attention when I see buildings especially to examine their design and I think this will help me in the future when I have to decorate or design something.



Works Cited

Architecture and construction through mathematics - dreambox learning. (n.d.). Retrieved April 8, 2022, from https://www.dreambox.com/resources/blogs/architecture-and-construction-through-mathematics

Magazine, S. (2014, February 19). Da vinci's Vitruvian man may not have been a flawless picture of health. Smithsonian.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/vitruvian-man-may-have-had-hernia-180949806/

The mathematics of Taj Mahal | Learn with byju's - youtube. (n.d.). Retrieved April 8, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NSXdrNQueU

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The nature of design: The Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio. Cleveland Design. (2020, November 19). Retrieved April 8, 2022, from https://clevelanddesign.com/insights/the-nature-of-design-the-fibonacci-sequence-and-the-golden-ratio/

Singh, P. (2018, September). The Taj Mahal - A Wonder Designed with Mathematics. The Change Agent , (47), 46–47.

uconlineprogram. (2012, April 9). Mathematics-PT1-ZeroPerspectiveGoldenMean.mov. YouTube. Retrieved April 8, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMmq5B1LKDg

Comments

  1. Angie MadridApril 10, 2022 at 12:24 AM

    Hey Shyam! I was extremely interested in how you mentioned the Taj Mahal and architecture in your post. I think we tend to forget that architecture is also a form of art that requires mathematical concepts such as ratios, symmetry, angles, geometry, etc. After watching the linked video, I realized how important symmetry is to the construction of building as they would not be as pleasing to the eye if they were not symmetrical. I had not known about the Golden Ratio prior to this week’s lecture so it is very interesting to see this ratio in one of the world wonders. I wonder how math has been incorporated in other buildings and great landscapes in other parts of the world as well.

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  2. Ariana MaganaApril 10, 2022 at 11:14 PM

    Hi Shyam, the artist you chose to speak about also is an artist I enjoy studying and learning about too. Although I do not relate to the arts in a clear pathway, it is always nice educating myself more on the depths about art and especially someone like Leonardo da Vinci who truly brought the ideas of art and science together makes these fields very interesting. Understanding and learning more about how he used both math and art to understand the human body is truly just astonishing and an interesting but effective way in understanding a concept. Which goes into my next though on your post in relation to the Fibonacci/Golden Ratio. In architecture, we have realized and learned that math and art are intertwined with each other, and to also believe how we see this naturally within our world, such as in sunflower, or shells is simply an outstanding thought. Using nature, a few rules, and great imagination to build architecture buildings like you presented, the Taj Mahal, I believe are one the amazing things humankind as ever developed. On a final note, your post brought a lot of interesting and great points on math and art working together but also defining that this concept has always existed, but we are simply now realizing how evident it is in both nature and manmade structures.

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