The Professor’s first point really opened my eyes. The Professor stated how when she was growing up she had a bad math teacher which pushed her into art. For me it was the other way around. The schools I went to during my childhood never had a proper art program, and if they did it was minimal. I feel that is why I have never had the opportunity to be drawn towards art.
The Professor then adds that the education system reduces our focus or perspective of what we see as “degenius-ing”.
In lecture the professor discusses the division pushing students to math or art, not both. The material this week we have learned that there are intertwined. A perfect example of the combination of art and math is architecture. The professor speaks of this combination as the “Golden Ratio”.
In lecture we also learned that artists use linear perspective, vertexes, and vanishing points when creating their artwork.
An artist that used linear perspective correctly from the west was Brunelleschi in 1413. An example of Brunelleschi’s system can be seen in Donatello’s relief, St. George Killing the Dragon.
I would explain the juxtaposition of art and math as; although they are two separate disciplines, they are in fact overlapping in many ways.
References
“AMS :: Feature Column from the AMS.” American Mathematical Society, www.ams.org/publicoutreach/feature-column/fcarc-art1.
“April 2019.” Discover Magazine, discovermagazine.com/galleries/2014/april/math-art.
Blumberg, Naomi. “Linear Perspective.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 17 Mar. 2016, www.britannica.com/art/linear-perspective.
Online, UC. “TwoCultures pt2.” YouTube, YouTube, 31 Mar. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUr4xxZ_0gw&feature=youtu.be.
“St. George Killing the Dragon.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/topic/St-George-Killing-the-Dragon.
Hey Blayne! I didn't realize how common an experience it was to be pushed into a certain field based on the resources provided to us. I had a similar experience where I didn't not have a great math teacher so I never found my place with it. I find it really interesting how something small like that can influence your passions later in life.
ReplyDeleteHey Blayne, really interesting story to start the blog post. I also only had minimal arts education in elementary school, so I never had much of an interest in it. I also never had good math teachers until nearly high school, so math has not been a strength of mine either. Regardless, last week it was cool to learn about how math and art can intertwine.
ReplyDeleteHello Blayne, I really enjoyed reading your post. Similarly to what Piper said above, I agree completely that a teacher can make or break someones overall success in a certain subject or topic. As an educator in the k-5 setting I am always reminded that my enthusiasm and knowledge of a subject like math influence on my students can affect their ability to enjoy or succeed in it later in life.
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