Week 2: Math + Art

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    This week, I learned that mathematics has greatly influenced art through symmetry and the overall geometry of a piece of work. Through the utilization of mathematics, artists like Charles Csuri are able to create proportions and symmetrical aspects of their art. As Csuri stated, in order to create a piece “you use an additive and subtractive process until the picture is finished” (Csuri, CharlesCsuri.com/bio). Obviously, adding and subtracting are basic foundations of math so this showed me the prominence of mathematics in the artistic realm.  



I got a deeper understanding of the way mathematics greatly influences art through learning about Brunelleschi, who came up with “the first correct formulation of linear perspective” in 1413 (Vesna). This influenced art from this point on to distinguish a vanishing point and correct measurements “in which parallel lines should converge” through the use of mathematical principle (Vesna).



This exemplified the way that math and art are closely intertwined because without the use of certain math principles artwork would never be able to be made accurately. Another example as to how art relates to science was seen in the TED talk about mathematical origami. Art was used to create an origami to block the glares from a telescope collecting images in space. Without the intricate piece of art, all of the images from the telescope would be obstructed by the glare of light and unable to be seen or made out. This was a perfect example as to why art is so important in science, specifically astronomy.

Personally, when I recount the ways in which I learned about math, art, and science they were completely opposite. I never understood that these three subjects are extremely close and interrelated. In school, I have always been taught that specifically art has nothing to do with math or science. In addition, there have even been implications that mathematics and science are more important than art. After reading the readings and watching videos for this chapter I can see more clearly how they relate. Each of these subjects are equally important because each one “needs” each other.


Works Cited

“About 1.” Charles Csuri, https://www.charlescsuri.com/bio.

Csuri, Charles. “Sine Curve Man.” Charles Csuri - Historic, https://www.charlescsuri.com/historic. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

Kids, PBS. Origami in Space. https://pbskids.org/designsquad/blog/origami-space/. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

Photo, Artistic. “Vanishing Point.” Artistic Photo, https://www.artistic.photo/blog/the-vanishing-point. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

Talk, TED, director. The Satisfying Math of Folding Origami . YouTube, YouTube, 11 Feb. 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etCW9M9VdGk. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

Vesna, Victoria, director. Mathematics-pt1-ZeroPerspectiveGoldenMean. YouTube, YouTube, 9 Apr. 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMmq5B1LKDg&t=228s. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.



Comments

  1. Kristal OmbogoApril 16, 2023 at 9:28 PM

    Hi Maya! I really enjoyed reading your post and your insight on how art and math are aligned. I specifically found your ideas really insightful regarding the ways that artists utilize mathematics in their artistic works, and how it also works vice versa with mathematicians/scientists using art as a tool. Your example on the telescope in space was so interesting, and made me think about how just the design process of certain technological/ scientific devices requires a kind of creativity and artistic perspective.

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