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Week 2 Math+ Art

This week's topic we are learning about the impact of mathematics in art and science. I perceive math, art and science as the main components that build up our world, offering the concepts for us to develop technologies for our convenience. In this lecture, we are able to see that math is helpful to artist and scientists in many ways, and perhaps these things compliment each other when being use at the same time.

 Professor Vesna mentioned about the usage of geometry of mathematics in art. Especially the shapes and the formulas for the purpose of measuring the volume and the area of the art work. Also, the usage of geometry helps artist ensure the authenticity and the reality of their work. In lecture, Professor Vesna referred to Leonardo Da Vinci's Vitruvian Man as the collaboration between math and science. It uses mathematic theory of angles to envision human's proportions.
Vitruvian Man
Moreover, the picture below is an example of "origami", it shows that the art piece is all based off of the shapes of geometric. In my opinion, this piece of art work consists of mathematic and practical applications. Paper folding is noticeable for a considered topic for mathematic study, because crease patterns are being folded into a flat model, which form a combination and create an art work. 
This video amazes me of how much math, science and art can be used at the same time to create such fascinating work piece. In our developed world, artist are using technology, the merging of science and math, to produce a compelling digital expression. The artist shown in the video uses coding as a tool, replacing an old fashioned pain brush, to perform their art work. According to Code Fellows article written by Lauren Sauser, big companies like Google, Nike and the Museum of Modern Art are motivating artist to code as their new canvas for their work.
     
 
                                       

Below is another art work created by Diana Taimina that was made of croquet. This is also astonishing, in the sense that the usage of mathematics in simple materials are also capable of creating a fine art work. Diana Taimina, a mathematician, utilizes the mathematic precisions and symmetric hyperbolic planes to created this art work. It is unimaginable how the collaboration of art and math can bring together the creation of an extraordinary piece of art.


I am still stun about this week's topic. Before this week, I couldn't imagine how much math, art and science can actually form an amazing art work, or even useful tools. Even though I gained so much knowledge towards this week's topic, but for somehow I am still apprehensive of what exactly are these collaborations are called. Not only Artist, Scientists and Mathematicians dedicated their time into creating and expressing their professions. But also, they are comprising other subjects at their disposal as well.




Sources: 

"Daina Taimina." Crochet Coral Reef. Institue For Firguring, n.d. Web. 14 April 2018. <http://crochetcoralreef.org/contributors/daina_taimina.php>.

maggydorsan. “Les Métamorphoses De Mr. Kalia - TEASER.” YouTube, YouTube, 28 Mar. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=L07v4rNvKKI.
“Mathematics of Paper Folding.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Apr. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematics_of_paper_folding.
“Origami.” Colossal, www.thisiscolossal.com/tags/origami/.
Sauser, Lauren. “Creating Art With Code.” Coding Academy - Learn to Program | Code Fellows, 17 May 2016, www.codefellows.org/blog/creating-art-code/.
“Vitruvian Man.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 14 Apr. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitruvian_Man.

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