Before I watched the weekly video, I believed that math was mostly applied to the modern art using computers. However, Vesna’s video introduced that math had been early applied in artistic creations. She talked about the famous Golden Ratio. It equals about 1.618. Based on the ratio, architects give the most precise measurement of height of columns, entablature, and pediment. This ratio has already been in use for architectures thousand years ago.
From the picture above, the Parthenon perfectly fits into the Golden rectangles.
Alberti's Santa Maria Novella is another example using mathematical elements in architectural design. Alberti built the facade of Santa Maria Novella. He designed geometric shapes of ornamentation. As well, the facade also follows the Golden Ratio. Arberti lived in the period of the Renaissance. He designed the facade with a body of Gothic style. During the Gothic period, people worshiped God and architects built up high and heavy-ornamented architectures. When it turned to Renaissance, artistic works performed to be more rational. Arberti was good at using math, and through his rebuilt, Santa Maria Novella reflected a new rational feature. It is a characteristic building of Renaissance.
In addition, another example of using math in art is the 12-semitones. The idea behind the rule is to build up collections of music notes with only one ratio. According to this rule, people can create harmonious music works.
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