This
week’s topic is about the relationship between math and art. I have been thinking art and math have a very
special connection since I am a math student but have also studied painting
since I was young.
For
example, “The Fourth Dimension” is studied by both mathematician and
artist. According to Linda Henderson,
artists use the fourth dimension to express the unknown space while
Mathematicians use it for problem solving. Nathan Selikoff also gives us a
great sense of four dimensions on his website.
http://nathanselikoff.com
Golden
Ratio is also a well-known theory. For example, in the painting Mona Lisa,
golden ratio is used everywhere.
Therefore, when people look from different directions they can feel
the beauty of Mona Lisa from different angles. In addition, people can also
feel like Mona Lisa’s eyes are following them.
Besides
painting, math can be also applied in music. Below is the famous Fourier
Transformation.
Fourier
transformation is widely used to transform signals between time and frequency.
The formula can also be applied when studying the wave. With this great theory, people can study the
wave and the sound, which is very useful for music study.
In addition, math itself is very creative and beautiful. In the movie Good Will Hunting, Will uses his
great intelligence to prove that math problems can also be great art works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7b0cLn-wHU
From
all these examples above, people can clearly see that artists apply mathematical
theories to make their art works better. Art can make mathematic more
attractive to people. Therefore, people should never separate them. Art and
math are together. They will continue challenge and contribute to each other. The
word juxtaposition
itself means
that two things are side by side. I think it just explains the relationship
between art and math. Art cannot stand alone without math. Math cannot live
without art as well.
Works Cited
Good Will Hunting. Miramax Films, 1997. Film. Youtube. Samyeargin, 14 Sept. 2008. Web. 12 Oct. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7b0cLn-wHU>.
Henderson,
Linda Dalrymple. "The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in
Modern Art: Conclusion." Leonardo. 17.3 (1984): 205-210. Print.
"The
Mona Lisa." The Golden Proportion and the Mona Lisa. Coastal Style
Sisal Rugs, n.d. Web. 12 Oct. 2013.
<http://www.coastal-style.com/mona-lisa.html>.
Selikoff,Nathan.
"Fine artist playing at the intersection of interactivity, math, and
code.".n.d Web. 12 Oct 2013. <http://nathanselikoff.com/works/four-dimensions>
"Waveform Analysis Using The Fourier Transform" DATAQ Instruments N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct 2013. <http://www.dataq.com/applicat/articles/an11.htm>
Yujie
ReplyDeleteYou just show people your understanding of relations between math and arts.Also, you support this understanding by several good pictures and videos. Like in Mona Lisa, you want to show the golden ratio have a influence on art. The things you also explain in this paragraph is "perspective". Good job.
I totally agree with you that people should never separate art and science. You strongly supported your main idea with several vivid examples, which contain different areas of mathematics, like the concepts of dimension and golden ratio. All of these examples make your article interesting and convincing. Well written and well supported with images and videos.
ReplyDeleteHello fellow math person,
ReplyDeleteYour examples definitely captured the essence of this weeks topic. I particularly liked the example of Fourier Transformation. I distinctly remember one of my math professors using that example in one of his lectures. This goes to show that not all professors lead us into one of the two directions of Math or Art.