
Title:
Mathematics in the visual arts
Author:
Scheps, Ruth.
ISBN:
9781119801801
9781119801788
9781119802082
Publication Information:
London : ISTE, Ltd. ; Hoboken : Wiley, 2020.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xii, 178 pages)
Series:
Interdisciplinarity, science and humanities series
Interdisciplinarity, science and humanities series. Innovation and responsibility set.
Abstract:
Art and science are not separate universes. This book explores this claim by showing how mathematics, geometry and numerical approaches contribute to the construction of works of art. This applies not only to modern visual artists but also to important artists of the past. To illustrate this, this book studies Leonardo da Vinci, who was both an engineer and a painter, and whose paintings can be perfectly modeled using simple geometric curves. The world gains intelligibility through elegant mathematical frameworks - from the projective spaces of painting to the most complex phase spaces of theoretical physics. A living example of this interdisciplinarity would be the sculptures of Jean Letourner, a specialist in both chaos sciences and carving, as evidenced in his stonework. This book also exemplifies the geometry and life of forms through contemporary works of art - including fractal art - which have never before been represented in this type of work.
Local Note:
John Wiley and Sons
Genre:
Electronic Access:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119801801Copies:
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status | Item Holds |
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Searching... | E-Book | 596490-1001 | N72 .M3 M38 2020 | Searching... | Searching... |
