Week 2 - Math and Art

Math can be found everywhere and in everything.  As a person of my major, I am familiar with the golden ratio and the Fibonacci sequence.  In the video Fibonacci, Fractals and Financial Markets, they show how these fractals and sequences are shown everywhere in the natural world.  While on the outside there seems to be random and chaotic, there is actually a sequence and pattern.

In a way, nature is a form of art.  Everything that nature creates is unique and yet at the same time, as shown in the video are related.  The importance of fractals and spirals is shown in nature to be able to create an optimal growth for plants and living organisms.  Due to this inherit pattern in our lives, artists are also able to use this golden ratio and sequence to create visually appealing art.

In the video, the Golden Ratio, it talks about how there is an apparent design that people like.  Artists like MC Escher,Vi Hart, Da Vinci are able to use math and geometry to compliment their art.  With the mathematical knowledge of the golden ratio, some of them are able to create art of many layers and depth.  Make pieces seemingly fit together without looking disarranged or awkward.

Everything in nature seemingly draws towards math and science with no particular explanation why.  Math seems to be the language of the world we live in.  Art is an expression of math.

Works Cited

Britton, Jill. "Fibonacci Numbers in Nature." Camosun College, 20 June 2011. Web. 3 April 2015. 

Escher, MC. Cycle. Digital image. http://www.mcescher.com/gallery/most-popular/cycle/. 1938. Web.

Fibonacci, Fractals and Financial Markets. Socionomics.net. N.p., 31 May 2007. Web. 12 Apr. 2015. 

"Golden Ratio in Art Composition and Design." Phi 1618 The Golden Number. N.p., 04 May 2014. Web. 12 Apr. 2015. <http://www.goldennumber.net/art-composition-design/>. 

Vesna, Victoria. “Mathematics-pt1-ZeroPerspectiveGoldenMean.mov.” Cole UC online. Youtube, 9 April 2012. Web. 11 Oct. 2012.