Week 2 Math + Art

The professor Vesna explains us how mathematics becomes the foundation for our life such as the concept of zero or golden ratio, so we cannot divide the science and the art. From ancient times, people are using the concept of mathematics. For example, the Great Pyramid was built in 4,700 B.C., and then it was rooted with “sacred ratio”.

In the 16^th century, Leonardo da Vinci, who was an Italian painter or mathematician and so on, was good at “perspective”. At the Mona Lisa, he arranged sides of the golden proportionality (1:0.618 ).

This video shows us the way to analyze Mona Lisa.

In my opinion, it is a paint Mona Lisa filled with a lot of lively motion. I feel that we can enjoy seeing "the art" more and more by "the golden ratio (mathematics)".  We unconsciously have the aesthetic sense which is based on math such as linear perceptive, vertex and vanishing point. So, there are still many people who are fascinated with the cryptic codes (the concepts of math) of Mona Lisa.

Also, the arts provides us “optical illusion”. It can control organs in our body and brain.

In the optical illusion, we can see the beautiful relations between our eyes and brain. This fantasy world can be produced by the combination between mathematics and arts.

“Artists who are interested in four dimensional spaces are not motivated by a desire to illustrate new physical theories, nor by a desire to solve mathematical problems. We are motivated by a desire to complete our subjective experience by inventing new aesthetic and conceptual capabilities. (Henderson 209)”

His word makes me understand that the concept of mathematics must be essential when artists attempt to trace own desire for aesthetic qualities. Therefore, I believe that the interrelations between the art and math infinitely give our society greater imagination and knowledge.

Reference

1. Obara, Samuel. “Golden Ratio in Art and Architecture.” Web. 10 Apr. 2015.

<http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/emt668/EMAT6680.2000/Obara/Emat6690/Golden%20Ratio/golden.html>

2. Plum Street Music. “Mona Lissa (Monna Lisa) – Leonardo Da Vinci’s Use for Sacred Geometry.” Youtube. Youtube, 19 Jan. 2011. Web. 11 Apr. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFTSAjZEqPw>

3. Nick Pisa, Rome. “Mona Lisa painting ‘contains hidden code’.” The Telegraph. 12 Dec. 2010. Web. 11 Apr. 2015.

<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/8197896/Mona-Lisa-painting-contains-hidden-code.html>

4. The Richest. “10 Mind Blowing Optical Illusions.” Youtube. Youtube, 05 March. 2015. Web. 11 Apr. 2015. <http://youtu.be/-IWk5NkxQF8>

5. Henderson, Linda Dalrymple. “The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art: Conclusion.” The MIT Press. Vol. 17, No. 3 (1984), pp. 205-210. Web. 11 Apr. 2015.