Mathematics in the visual arts / edited by Ruth Scheps, Marie-Christine Maurel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scheps, Ruth, editor.

Maurel, Marie-Christine, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London, England : ISTE Ltd ; Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, [2020]

Summary:

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 Letourneur, 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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781119802082

1119802083

9781119801801

111980180X

9781119801788

1119801788