Week Two: Arts and Math
This week I have gained new insight into how math influences art. I learned that art really has a huge reliance on mathematics. This has been shown heavily throughout history, where artist and architecture base their creations on math. (The references from this insight come from the lecture video and website ). Another insight is the ranges of application where math can affect arts. I would not expect mathematics to affect music. Math is utilized to measure various compositions in music such as vibrations. (reference is a website).
Greek Architecture
An example of an artist that utilized math in art was Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was part of the evolution of how history has been filled with new advancements. By new advancements, I am referring to how new ways and methods of math can improve art. Leonardo utilized the golden ratio, a theory that was already conceived even earlier in history. He, like many individuals of history, were fascinated by this theory. He utilized this in various of his workings, including the Vitruvian man. In this drawing, he was capable of drawing human proportions effectively.
Following from the previous paragraph, I learned that artists utilize mathematical formulas or theories to create their works. It never occurred to me that artists would use whole mathematical theories to improve their arts. Don't get me wrong, I do acknowledge that art can utilize mathemeics for measurement purposes or angles, but it hadn't occurred that artists can go far as to even utilize formulas. Like previously, many individuals have used the golden ratio.
It is undeniable that math and art are different subjects. Math is about a language with rules while art is a manifestation of what an individual has in mind into a visual thing. Art can rely heavily on mathematics in order to have an individual's ideal manifestation. For example, a sculpture artist may need to know the angles of certain parts of his sculpture. Math can also rely on art, on the other hand. For example, to understand some math concepts, some forms of art, like drawing can be used to teach.
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I enjoyed reading your blog this week! I also thought it was interesting that some artists will actually use formulas involved in mathematics to improve their artwork, because I had not associated those events before learning about this subject this week. I liked how you incorporated images of Greek architecture and Leonardo da Vinci's work in this blog because it really emphasizes how mathematics has been utilized in art historically, and not simply due to modern innovations!
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