Havy Tran - DESMA 9 Week 2 Blog #2

I have always known that mathematics and art have a possibility of intersecting. The way I see it, there is math in art and art in math, and I am sure that everyone too can see that as well. I have always understood that there is math present in art which is why my perspective does not change. In previous art history classes that I have taken in the past, there exists the principle of the golden ratio. According to the Interaction Design Foundation, the golden ratio has "a history dating back almost to the time of Pi," and have even been called the "golden mean" and the "divine section" by scholars like Pythagoras and Euclid. 

What is the golden ratio, however? According to Interaction Design Foundation, architecture is more satisfying to the eye when the structure and designs are proportionate according to the golden ratio, which is 1:1.618. Examples of the art pieces and structures are revealed in The Parthenon (c. 447 BC), Leonardo da Vinci's Annunciation (c. 1472), and Katsushika Hokusai's The Great Wave from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (1831).

As we look at these art pieces with the map outline, we can see the appealing affects of the golden ratio and why it is a big deal in the overlapping between art and mathematics. 



The Parthenon, c. 447 BC. Athens Greece. 



Under the Wave of Kanagawa (aka The Great Wave), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. 1831.



Let's break down the golden ratio in Leonardo da Vinci's, The Annunciation. Leonardo da Vinci is a classic Golden Ratio artist popular during the Renaissance. The significance behind this piece is the in the "lines that delineate the golden ratio" according to Golden Ratio in Art, meaning the lines essentially are able to map out the main subjects of the piece in an appealing way. The vertical that brings together the olive green background that sits behind Mary, along with the stone wall separates the nature scenery with Angel Gabriel from Mary. 


Annunciation, Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1472.



Sources:

What is the Golden Ratio? https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/the-golden-ratio-principles-of-form-and-layout

The Golden Ratio Examples in Art Pieces and Structures 
https://www.artandobject.com/slideshows/golden-ratio-revealed-7-masterpieces

How the Golden Ratio is Present in Leonardo da Vinci's, The Annunciation. http://goldenratioinart.artinterp.org/omeka/neatline/show/annunciation

The Golden Ratio Explained. https://youtu.be/4xpda7WB87w

Golden Ratio in for Art Beginners. https://youtu.be/lluL6tuyif8




Comments

  1. Hearth O'HaraApril 16, 2023 at 9:58 PM

    I agree that the golden ratio is a huge intersection of math and art. I think this is one of those cases, kind of like the vanishing point and perspective, where math and art are both describing the same thing that is a part of life. We also see the golden ratio appear many places in nature, and math and art simply have two different ways of engaging with it: mathematicians seek to accurately describe it with mathematics, while artists seek to capture its beauty and incorporate it into their art.

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