Week 2 Blog

While math and art seem as if they are two completely different fields, they have many overlapping influences and connections on each other. Mathematics has the ability to be a form of art and art has the ability to be a form of mathematics. While in math there is only one absolute answer, there are many different ways of achieving that answer which brings in the abstract artistic component. Similarly in many different forms of art, it is essential to use mathematical skills like geometry in order to create the pieces that are intended to be created (Henderson). Additionally, we also see the mathematical aspect of how different dimensions can create different visuals (Flatland). 

Hamid Naderi Yeganeh is the artist responsible for all of the pictures and pieces of art in this blog. Yenageh is a mathematician who is from Iran and he recently began creating these beautiful pieces of art through the implementation of math number formulas. While this is a much more in depth use of mathematics in art, there are also much simpler forms that were discussed in the readings. Examples of much more basic forms of math in art could be the geometric shapes that are used, or the spacing between objects, or the angles in an art piece. Math is everywhere in art even when we don't often realize it. 

After learning about the. connections that artists and mathematicians have, I have only now realized the extreme prominence of math in art. Originally, I believed the two were at complete ends of the spectrum with little to no similarities. Only now do I truly understand the great connection that these two fields have with one another. While I previously thought the two could be juxtaposed with one another due to their differences, I now realize that they can be just as easily compared with one another because of the similarities that they possess. 

References: 

Abbot, E. "Flatland". 1884. 

Henderson, L. "The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art", 1984.

Yenageh, H. (2015). A Bird in Flight. Science Friday. Retrieved April 8, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Naderi_Yeganeh. 

Yenageh, H. (2015). Boat. Wikipedia. Retrieved April 8, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Naderi_Yeganeh. 

Yenageh, H. (2015). Fish. Wikipedia. Retrieved April 8, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Naderi_Yeganeh.