The Geometry of Art and Life
The Geometry of Art and Life Is everything chaos and chance, or is there order, harmony, and proportion in human life, nature, and the finest art? If so, what importance can it have for the…
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The Geometry of Art and Life
Is everything chaos and chance, or is there order, harmony, and proportion in human life, nature, and the finest art? If so, what importance can it have for the scientist, artist, or layman? Can one find a natural aesthetic that corresponds to a universal order?
These are but a few of the questions that Professor Matila Ghyka deals with in this fascinating book. What is the "true" significance of the triangle, rectangle, spiral, and other geometric shapes? The author believes that there are such things as "The Mathematics of Life" and "The Mathematics of Art," and that the two coincide.
Using simple mathematical formulas, most as basic as Pythagoras' theorem and requiring only a very limited knowledge of mathematics, Professor Ghyka shows the fascinating relationships between geometry, aesthetics, nature, and the human body.Beginning with ideas from Plato, Pythagoras, Archimedes,
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