When thinking about
the mind and the way it process’s information it would seem like math and art would not be together in any way. Even after referring to my blog last week when I talked about how our at campus at UCLA is separated among what subject you study. This weeks material was interesting because it reminded me what I was taught when I took art and drawing classes when I was younger. The vocabulary seemed very familiar to me but it was cool to see the history in which it all came. In this weeks lecture the golden ratio seemed to be a very popular term. It refers to creating perfect symmetry and the artist who used it a lot was Leaonardo da Vinci. The golden ratio is seen in the pyramids of Giza, the Parthenon of Athens, and one of the most popular symbols that is used today representing the human body is "The Vitruvian Man." After seeing what the golden ratio has been used for it is safe to say that it is very important to artist when they are looking to make realistic proportions. 
Another example of mathematics in art and science would be the use of geographical figures that would be used to cover a page that would not contain any gaps. This was used by M.C. Escher and it is a trip. It kinda plays tricks on your eyes but it is very cool.
One of my favorite things in this weeks material was the Fibonacci sequence. The Fibonaccis sequence are a series of numbers where the next number is found by adding up the numbers before it in which it creates a spiral. I remember this specifically in school due to the fascination I had with how the numbers actually did something to form art. An example of this is the use of vanishing points, which are invisible points where parallel lines are used to converge artwork. This just makes things more exact. The Fibonacci sequence is seen in nature everywhere. Some examples would be sunflowers and sea shells.
Overall, this weeks material was very cool. How in depth and creative the artist were in the early years of art were cool. Also, the importance of numbers is something that is also mind boggling. I have seen the move "The number 23" and how much numbers can actually do in this world is facinating.
References:
"Fibonacci, Fractals, and Financial Markets." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013.
"Golden Ratio." N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013.
"Vanishing Point." N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013.
"INTRODUCTION." Mathematical Art of M.C. Escher. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2013.
http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/minitext/escher/
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http://www.sxc.hu/assets/62/614827/sea-shell-1-460165-m.jpg
http://foglobe.com/data_images/main/leonardo-da-vinci/leonardo-da-vinci-04.jpg
One thing that attracted me to your post was the beautiful images The way you handled this week’s topic was also great. I liked the way you talked about the vanishing points and the role of Da Vinci in the popularization of the golden ration concept. The Fibonacci sequence was also interesting to me and I liked your examples of how it occurs in nature. I hope to see more of your posts.
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