Week 2 blog post

Linear perspective developed by artists like Brunelleschi or Alberti describes a way of art that have parallel lines meeting at some point in the distance of a painting, which results in vanishing points and adds a sense of depth to art. This YouTube video takes an in depth look at Brunelleschi’s experiments with linear Perspective in Art (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkNMM8uiMww&nohtml5=False). Linear perspective has been described as” an open window through which to see the painted world” (Museum of Science)

Museum of Science, Boston." Exploring Linear Perspective. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

The golden ratio, mathematically, is a ratio that exists if two quantities are the same as the ratio of the larger of the two quantities. This ratio has been observed with many natural geometric shapes and has been used by master renaissance artist Leonardo Davinci, to name one. Da Vinci used the golden ratio when he painted the Mona Lisa. 

Obara, Samuel. "Golden Ratio in Art and Architecture." Golden Ratio in Art and Architecture. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

Computers are yet another example of how math has been used to benefit art. In the 1950’s and 60’s “many artists and designers were working with mechanical devices and analogue computers” (Victoria and Albert museum).  For example, the artist Ben Laposky used electronic waves to create this beautiful image.

"Victoria and Albert Museum.", Online Museum, Web Team, Webmaster@vam.ac.uk. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

I think a huge patron to the enduring relationship of Art and science is Leonardo da Vinci. Through his observations and experiments, Da Vinci was an “artist whose works were informed by scientific investigation” (Eskridge). Leonardo used math to display the true and accurate forms of humans, for example in his sketch of a human fetus. 

Eskridge, Robert. "The Enduring Relationship of Science and Art." The Enduring Relationship of Science and Art. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

Richard Buckminster Fuller was an American Systems theorist engineer, as well as an architect, author, inventor, designer, educator, philosopher etc. He was quoted saying, “everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them” (R. Buckminster Fuller). In my opinion, Fuller represents the bridged gap between Artists and Scientists through his Architectural designs and Geodesic Domes. Along with these practical domes (they have been used to military radar design and civic buildings) he developed highly efficient concepts for cars and houses. This is also a great example of the Juxtaposition of math, art, and science. These three seemingly different unrelated topics cannot function without each other and are directly affected by one another. (Video of Fuller speaking at UCLA)