Rabatment: A Couple of Squares Part II
Geometry is the foundation of all painting. – Albrecht Dürer There is another way to organize any rectangle in addition to the…
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Poussin and the √ϕ: Part II
…The order signifies the interval between the parts; the mode relates to the quantity, the form consists of lines and colors. The order…
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Poussin and the √ϕ: Part I
Nicolas Poussin finished painting ‘A Dance to the Music of Time’ in 1636. The aspect ratio of the painting is 1:1.261 (when you…
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Da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks, Saint Jerome & the ϕ Rectangle: Part II
We can continue the analysis of both versions of Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘Virgin of the Rocks’ by looking at the way the ϕ…
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Da Vinci’s Virgin of the Rocks, Saint Jerome & the ϕ Rectangle: Part I
Leonardo Da Vinci is in the news again. He painted two versions of Virgin of the Rocks. The first from 1483-1486 which now…
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Ellsworth Kelly & the √5: Orange Diagonal
We’ve spent considerable energy looking at design in painting. All of it from work created decades or centuries ago, until now. This is ‘Orange…
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Saint Jerome & the √2
Once again Leonardo is in the news so we’re going to take advantage of this opportunity. Saint Jerome Praying in the Wilderness is…
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Pablo Picasso- Guernica & √5: Part II
Pablo Picasso- Guernica & √5: Part II “The laws of composition are never new, they are always someone else’s.” – Pablo Picasso Now…
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Pablo Picasso & √5: Part I
“Good artists copy, great artists steal.” – Pablo Picasso ‘Guernica’ is considered a twentieth century masterpiece. Pablo Picasso is considered an artistic genius….
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Michaelina Wautier: ‘Triumph of Bacchus’ & √ϕ
Michaelina Wautier: ‘Triumph of Bacchus’ & √ϕ. This is a bit premature because we have not yet diagramed the √ϕ or discussed Rabatment. (Update) We…
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