Week 2 Blog I have never considered math as an art so this unit has really taught me a lot about the correlation between the two that I didn't even know existed. Many artists say they hate mathematics but what they don't realize is that they use it all the time in their art. In this week's lecture, Professor Vesna explained that mathematics is ultimately the one thing connecting art and science. http://math.aalto.fi/conferences/math-art/ Greek sculptor, Polykleitos, who was famous for his human sculptures such as Doryphoros , was one of the first, if not, the first artist to use mathematics in his art. In the 5th century BC, Polykleitos wrote his canon explaining the ideal male nude proportions based on the ratio 1:√2 . This shows the powerful influence of mathematics in art and science and how it has inspired artists since the 5th century BC. Polykleitos http://employees.oneonta.e...
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