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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Understanding the √5 : Part II
If we divide a square in half we get a √4 rectangle. Diagram 1 When we swing the diagonal of the √4 toward…
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Understanding the √5: Part I
The diagonal of the √4 swings to make a √5 rectangle. Diagram 1 & 2 The √5 is an irrational rectangle with…
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The Last Word?
To develop a complete mind, Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects…
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Ministry of Silly Talk
We Interrupt this broadcast to share some silly talk. Yesterday, this painting sold for $450,312,500.00. Diagram 1 It’s attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci….
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A Couple of Squares
And so we continue… If we swing the diagonal of the √3 rectangle we make a √4 rectangle. The √4 = 2 so the ratio of the…
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√3 & Fish Bladders
And so we continue the introduction of Dynamic Symmetry from our understanding of the √2 rectangle. A compass swing from the diagonal of…
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Dynamic Symmetry: Introduction
Yale University Press published ‘The Diagonal’ by Jay Hambidge in 1920. It was republished in 1926 as ‘The Elements of Dynamic Symmetry’. ‘Dynamic…
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Time for a Little Perspective
In 1413 in Florence, Filippo Brunelleschi set up a mirror in the dark door way of the Duomo to bounce light back on…
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