WEEK 2: MATH AND ART
After watching this week's videos and reading through the material I was not that surprised by its content. I learned a few of these aspects when I took art classes in high schools, like perspective, proportion, vanishing point, etc. I knew that art was sometimes connected to mathematics, however, I did not realize how conjoined these two practices were. One thing that I found interesting in the lecture video was the creation of Zero. It was interesting how the creation of that number shifted the entire way math and art were being used and how it lead to one point perspective in the went.
Math and art may not seem to be connected but if I learned anything from these past weeks is that the two different cultures go hand in hand. For example, without mathematics we might not have the Golden Ratio, a geometric relationship that we have seen represented in art time and time again. The two cultures compliment one another and allow for art to be created. Works Cited:
“Flatland.” Flatland, by E. A. Abbott, 1884, www.ibiblio.org/eldritch/eaa/FL.HTM.
“Fine Artist Playing with Interactivity, Math, Code.” Nathan Selikoff, nathanselikoff.com/.
Graham-Rowe, Duncan. “John Brockman: Matchmaking with Science and Art.” Wired, Mar. 2011.
Music and Computers, sites.music.columbia.edu/cmc/MusicAndComputers/.
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ReplyDeleteI love what you said about the art and sound installation by Nathan Selikoff. What I found so important about the piece was the incorporation of the viewer as a participant. I think it contributes to the effort of closing the gap of stereotypic differences between art, science, and math. When people actively experience the fields together, there is opportunity to better understand how they compliment one another.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your blog. Your examples and concrete details emphasizes your knowledge surrounding this unit. I, myself, discovered how through working together, art and mathematics can actually strengthen one another instead of diminish each other. In addition, I love how you mentioned the impact that the number 0 has had on society's thinking and objectives throughout life. Lastly, I also found it very interesting to see the Nathan Selikoff experiment with the noise/sound. This truly demonstrates the power of uniting mathematics and art.