Tag Archives: Art

Math and the Mona Lisa

Posted on July 9, 2013 by PlatoHagel

http://www.npr.org/v2/?i=3861881&m=3861882&t=audio How did Leonardo da Vinci use math to influence the way we see the Mona Lisa? And how does our visual system affect our perception of that, and other, works of art? A look at math, biology and the … Continue reading →

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A Path With a Heart

Posted on May 7, 2012 by PlatoHagel

“All paths lead nowhere,so it is important to choose a path that has heart.”— Carlos Castenada Update: I am re-posting this article from 2006. I wanted to highlight this post in relation to the idea of intent. What it means … Continue reading →

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Maurits Cornelis Escher

Posted on January 4, 2011 by PlatoHagel

A 1929 self-portrait Born June 17, 1898Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Died 27 March 1972 (aged 73)Laren, The Netherlands Nationality Dutch Field Drawing, Printmaking Works Relativity, Waterfall, Hand with Reflecting Sphere Influenced by Giovanni Battista Piranesi Awards Knighthood of the Order of Orange-Nassau     … Continue reading →

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Gian Paolo Lomazzo

Posted on November 19, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Self-portrait of Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo Gian Paolo Lomazzo (26 April 1538 – 27 January 1592; his first name is sometimes also given as “Giovan” or “Giovanni”) was an Italian painter, more remembered for his writings on art theory, belonging to … Continue reading →

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To Stop the Hardening

Posted on April 10, 2009 by PlatoHagel

Kaluza-Klein (Invisible Architecture III) by Dawn Meson Gallery: Dawn Meson by Raven Hanna From cave paintings of bison to Monet landscapes, artists have studied and interpreted the natural world. Dawn Neal Meson, a San Francisco artist, has taken this theme … Continue reading →

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The Artist In Us All

Posted on October 14, 2007 by PlatoHagel

““Deep play means no analysis, no explanation, no promises, no goals, no worries. You are completely open to the drama of life that may unfold.”“-Dianne Ackerman See more on Deep Play. This post entry under the heading of the “Artist … Continue reading →

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The Colour of Gravity

Posted on February 25, 2007 by PlatoHagel

I am not sure how this post is to unfold, yet in my mind different exercises were unfolding as to how I should explain it. Can I come from an artist’s perspective I wondered? Say “by chance” anything that seems … Continue reading →

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PLATO:Mathematician or Mystic ?

Posted on January 8, 2007 by PlatoHagel

Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty, a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture, without appeal to any part of our weaker nature, without the gorgeous trappings of painting or music, yet sublimely pure, and … Continue reading →

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Symmetries Can be Chaotically Complex

Posted on January 1, 2007 by PlatoHagel

Imagine in an “action of a kind” you start off from one place. A photon travelling through a slit of Thomas Young’s, to get through “a world” to the other side. Sounds like some fairy tale doesn’t it? Yet, “the … Continue reading →

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Against Symmetry

Posted on December 14, 2006 by PlatoHagel

The term “symmetry” derives from the Greek words sun (meaning ‘with’ or ‘together’) and metron (‘measure’), yielding summetria, and originally indicated a relation of commensurability (such is the meaning codified in Euclid’s Elements for example). It quickly acquired a further, … Continue reading →

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