Mathematics in the Visual Arts - Hardcover

 
9781786306814: Mathematics in the Visual Arts
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1786306816 ISBN 13: 9781786306814
Publisher: Wiley-ISTE, 2021

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Ruth Scheps holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. She is also a radio producer and editor of the magazine Mikhtav Hadash.

Marie-Christine Maurel is a biologist and Professor at Sorbonne University, France. She is also a researcher at the Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (CNRS, MNHN, SU and EPHE).

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Publisher
Wiley-ISTE
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1786306816
ISBN 13 
9781786306814
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
192
Editor
Scheps Ruth, Maurel Marie-Christine