Week 2: Math and Art

Art has always been a method human beings have used in interpreting the world around us. Artist use their creativity and talent to show us the world around us through their eyes. As explained to us by Frantz when talking about vanishing points we learn that these artists not only must have talent in artistry to convey the their view of a something but they also use mathematics. Using vanishing points and even geometry has been a way in which math has added to the artistic ability of people.


Art and Math are intertwined more than we realize when it comes to the world around us. Escher illustrates this with his work in architecture. It is no doubt that architecture is an art, but much more goes into it than we realize. Architecture has been the way humans add to the physical world for thousands of years, from small structures to bridges and skyscrapers. Design is the art, civil engineering is making the art durable and real. Without the advanced math to make structures last, things like resonance could destroy even the most promising structures, such as the Tacoma Narrows Bridge where the natural frequency of the wind allowed for no safe travel across the bridge.

Mathematics in computers has even advanced in such a way that design processes can be tested and seen on a computer making architecture safer and much easier than it had been in the past. Mathematics has made design and engineering easier in recent years.









Resources:

"Experience a Seamless Design Process, from Concept through Completion, with Support from Autodesk Architectural Design Software." Architecture. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

"Fractal." -- from Wolfram MathWorld. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

Frantz, Marc. "Vanishing Points and Looking at Art." (2000). Web. 10 Apr. 2016. <http://www.cs.ucf.edu/courses/cap6938-02/refs/VanishingPoints.pdf>.

"Sonia Landy Sheridan - Home Page." Sonia Landy Sheridan - Home Page. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.

"The Mathematical Art of M.C. Escher." The Mathematical Art of M.C. Escher. Web. 10 Apr. 2016.