11B: Perspective and Symmetry Two of the three aspects of Art that relate directly to Mathematics!
Perspective Use of geometrical ideas developed by the Greeks. –Knowledge lost, then regained during Renaissance! What do you see? How do you paint it?
Perspective Brunelleschi ( ) Alberti ( ) ↑ Two painters credited with first developing a method of painting perspective that involved geometrical thinking.
Perspective Geometrical Method of Drawing Perspective Involves… –Vanishing Point: All lines that are parallel in the real scene and perpendicular to the canvas must intersect at the principal vanishing point of the painting.
Perspective –Horizon Line: A horizontal line passing through the Principal Vanishing Point. The Line at which parallel lines meet.
History! Leonardo da Vinci ( ): Contributed to the science of perspective through his paintings. Albrecht Durer ( ): Developed woodcutting techniques for showing perspective Jan Vredman de Vries ( ): Made extensive sketches to study perspective
Symmetry Refers to: Balance in a picture or shape, or repetition of patterns. IN MATHEMATICS: Symmetry is a property of objects that remain unchanged after certain operations. (Rotation, Reflection, and Translation.)
Symmetry Reflection Symmetry: An object that remains unchanged when reflected across a straight line. Rotation Symmetry: An object that remains unchanged when rotated through some angle about a point.
Symmetry Translation Symmetry: An object that remains that same when repeated, creating a pattern. XXXXXXXXXXX
Symmetry Symmetry in Art:
Symmetry Tilings: covering a flat area with geometrical shapes; An arrangement of polygons into a pattern.
Perspective And Symmetry Homework! –Questions: 1, 24, 30, 32, 37