week 2 blog Natalie Myszkowski
From the creation of computers to the design of our cities, mathematics is all around us. As much as we try to separate the disciplines, they are needed to create each other. This is shown by the math that is needed to create much of the art we see around us.
The lecture videos explained how math is critical to art because it can be extremely helpful for creating realistic and scale designs. By using mathematical formulas, artists can easily scale up or down their designs with ease. Math is also critical when it comes to perspective in art, which is important to realism in art. We can calculate the length of objects and their relation to the vanishing point easily and accurately through mathematical principles (Frantz)
Charles Csuri is an example of an artist who could not complete his work without the use of math and computers. He is a visionary for animation and computer graphics. By creating his work through the computer, he relies on coding, algorithms, and embedded math in order to allow him to create his designs.
This week I learned that it is extremely important for artists and scientists to use mathematics in their work. Artists can use math to aid them in realism, accuracy, and uniformity of their work. Scientists need mathematics in order to quantitatively assess and learn more about the world.
Through recent ideas of the two separate cultures of art and science, we have separated disciplines that were once and still are very closely related. Many great artists of the past, such as Piero Della Franchesca, were also well-versed in science, mathematics, and many other disciplines. This is where the idea of the Renaissance man comes from: the importance of and strength gained from being familiar with all disciplines. In our post-industrial revolution society, ideas of the division of labor have overflowed to the division of art and science, when they actually need to be working together to be highly efficient.
Citations
ABBOTT, E. D. W. I. N. A. (2023). Flatland: A romance of many dimensions. HANSEBOOKS.
https://www.charlescsuri.com/
Frantz, M. (2000). Lesson 3: Vanishing Points and Looking at Art. essay.
https://www.theiff.org/publications/cab21-gessler.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE2Lu65XxTU
Hi Natalie! First of all, I really liked the images you used because it helped me visualize the vanishing point and perspective in art. I’ve never heard of Charles Csuri before so it was nice learning about his work and use of computers through your post. I also liked how you mentioned the Renaissance man because I felt like it encompassed this week’s lectures and topics really well. I definitely agree with you in that I learned how important math is to artists and scientists and how though they’re seen as separated disciplines, they’re actually really reliant on each other. Great job on recapping the main points from lecture and providing cool examples related to them!
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