In this week’s readings, articles, and videos, math and art are not what they first appear. In Edwin Abbott’s reading, he uses a penny as an example to show that when observing a penny from above it will appear as a circle. But when you lower your view to be more parallel to how the penny is laying, it will start to look like an oval. This brings the idea of perspective into play. Perspective is important to this discussion because the realms of art and math have been classified as different and separate for so long. Now, however, this viewpoint is changing as we see how math impacts art and visa versa.
Charles Csuri makes a comment on the influence of math and art in his work. He says in relation to his artwork using the computer, “Since I use a keyboard and mouse, does it follow I cannot make a meaningful artistic statement. I punch keys like a writer but my symbols are a mathematical-like code.” It is easy to see the confusion because in the past there seemed to be a line where art ended and math began, but with the use of computers this has changed. Csrui goes on to state, “When I set mathematical values, my mind is sensing choices as patterns of color and light. I see the relationships between objects as transformations involving position, rotation and scale.” Therefore in order to create the color for the emotions the artist wants to create, he needs the equations to do this.
Csuri’s insights seem to align to what I have seen in airports too. The one on the website for Art+Com Studios shows how the teardrop elements are connected to a computer program to stimulate the look of rain. When I travel, I have also noticed a lot of airports use artwork to help supplement and add dimension to the space like in the picture below.
For me, this is the first time I have looked at art and math as a mixture of the two. That being said, by using the shape, equations, and geometry from mathematics, we can create new forms of art to be appreciated and respected.
For me, this is the first time I have looked at art and math as a mixture of the two. That being said, by using the shape, equations, and geometry from mathematics, we can create new forms of art to be appreciated and respected.
Works Cited:
Abbott, Edwin Abbott. Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1963. Print.
"CsuriVision » Blog Archive » TACTILE-KINESTHESIS." CsuriVision. N.p., 12 Feb. 2015. Web.
Henderson, Linda D. "The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art." The MIT Press, 21 Dec. 2006. Web.
"Kinetic Rain, 2012." ART+COM Studios. Changi Airport Group, Singapore, 2012. Web.
Smith, B. Sidney. "The Mathematical Art of M.C. Escher." Platonic Realms Minitexts. Platonic Realms, 13 Mar 2014. Web. 13 Mar 2014. <http://platonicrealms.com/>
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