Week 2

Mathematics doesn’t seem as if it would be much of an influence on arts and sciences, but it only fuels both to become outstanding fields.  Arts use mathematics as a way of creating designs and is used in everyday living.  The house or apartment you live in today is a combination of arts and mathematics as the structure and way it was engineered used math equations and formulas to make sure everything is the safest it can be.  In order to create a work of art, you must know dimensions, lengths, and calculations.  One may think art is a creation of only the imagination, but while watching an artist, you will notice they create a grid and work in each area one at a time.

 Video on how artists use grids

The golden rectangle is a mathematical formula used to create what is the “perfect square” used by some of the best artists to create their masterpieces.  The golden rectangle is known as “Given a rectangle having sides in the ratio 1. The golden ratio is defined such that partitioning the original rectangle into a square and new rectangle results in a new rectangle having sides with a ratio 1. Such a rectangle is called a golden rectangle.” There is so much mathematics put into the golden rectangle and that is used to create the best pieces of art. This link takes you to a page showing the way the golden rectangle is calculated. (Golden rectangle link) 

(The Parthenon is an example of how the golden rectangle is used in great artistic structures)

I find Leonardo Da Vinci to be one of the best artist and to be very influencing in an artistic standpoint. He was a key example of using the golden rectangle in his painting of the Mona Lisa.

This brain image is taken as an act of science, but to a person like me, I see this as a really cool looking piece of art.  This shows even science or mathematics can be artsy.

Draw Realistically with the Grid. N.d. Video . n.p. Web. 14 Oct 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIaOffUB6ik>.

"Golden Rectangle ." Wolfram MathWorld. N.p.. Web. 14 Oct 2013. <http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GoldenRectangle.html>.

"Intriguing Science Art ." Smithsonian. N.p.. Web. 14 Oct 2013. <http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2013/04/intriguing-science-art-from-the-university-of-wisconsin/>.

Parveen, Nikhat. "Mathematics and Art." . N.p.. Web. 14 Oct 2013. <http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/emat6680/parveen/Math_and_Art.htm>.

"The Golden Ratio and Beauty in Art ." The Beauty of the Golden Ratio . N.p.. Web. 14 Oct 2013. <http://library.thinkquest.org/trio/TTQ05063/phibeauty3.htm>.