Week 2: Math + Art

Due to my better understanding of mathematics, I felt I had a better understanding of how math and art go hand and hand versus science and art. Specifically, Professor Vesna's lectures helped me conceptualize how math is a critical necessity in art. Both math and art are important to create a piece due to the use of angles, shapes, and sizes. For example, Angles are important in order to achieve a unique look. Marc Frantz symbolizes how important it is to have a vanishing point. Math is needed in order to create a vanishing point due to having the right measurements for the distance and areas. In this case, a perfect example would be origami. Capitalizing on Frantz point, Robert Lang emphasizes how different types of art can be created just from paper. Math would be involved due to knowing where and how to fold the paper. Another important part of math and art would be shapes. I believe shapes bring life to art and characterize each piece. Shapes tend to capture the audience member's eyes, therefore, shapes are crucial to art. Ultimately, I believe math and art are essential together in order to achieve the best work.

REFRENCES

Csuri, Charles. “Talking Skulls.” YouTube, YouTube, 30 Jan. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugHg70pVu7w.

Frantz, Marc, and Annalisa Crannell. Viewpoints: Mathematical Perspective and Fractal Geometry in Art. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 2011. Web.

“National Gallery of Art.” Shape, www.nga.gov/education/teachers/lessons-activities/elements-of-art/shape.html.

“Reactive Sparks, 2008.” ART+COM Studios | Reactive Sparks, artcom.de/en/project/reactive-sparks/.

"Robert J. Lang Origami." Robert J. Lang Origami. Web. 11 Apr. 2016. <http://www.langorigami.com/>.