Week 2: Art and Math

 When one thinks of art and math, they usually would think that they are complete opposites of each other. Going off of what was discussed in my week 1 blog, even UCLA students separate art and math majors with north and south campus, and with that comes with its own stereotypes. Art and math correlate to each other more than the average person would think. If you think of making a painting, you would probably measure out the dimensions of the art, therefore using math in art. Famous artists, such as Leonardo de Vinci, use math for their art that allows for different perspectives while looking at their work. He used techniques like linear prospective. Even in a two-dimensional painting, Vinci was able to show depth in the painting. He was able to do this by using tilted lines and shadows. 

Mona Lisa . (n.d.). Wikipedia . Retrieved 2022, from https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMona_Lisa&psig=AOvVaw3xTJoM7SxhwB4M3Al9NYwr&ust=1649565884760000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAoQjRxqFwoTCPCRiveVhvcCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD.


There are two different types of perspectives: artificial and natural. Artificial perspective is how an artist is able to present a certain perspective on an artificial presentation. Natural perspective is the view of an object relative to its sizing on how for it is in distance. 

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The ultimate connection between art and math is the Golden Ratio. It is "the ratio of a line segment cut into two pieces of different lengths such that the ratio of the whole segment to that of the longer segment is equal to the ratio of the longer segment to the shorter segment" (Encylopedia par. 1). It ultimately helps to create a natural-looking view. 

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  1. Giorgio AlessandriaApril 10, 2022 at 11:13 PM

    Hi Hannah! I really enjoyed your blog post! I really thought your use of explaining how Leonardo Da Vinci used theses lines and shadows to incorporate depth into his painting to show linear prospective. I also thought it was interesting that you added information about the golden ratio, it seemed to tie the post together. If you were to paint, what technique to you think you would use the most?

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