Golden Section

Martin - Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 12:00pm

I always wanted to use some math concept for a big sculptural piece, and when I had the opportunity this is what I did...

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Nice!!!

SteelyJan - Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 2:32pm

If you just started , your off with a bang ( just like racing!!!) SteelyJan

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Thanks

Martin - Monday, January 26, 2009 - 4:25pm

Thanks SteelyJan, it took me a couple of days to come up with the design and make it, but I think it came out nicely. I like geometric forms and when I visited your website I saw that your designs are very geometric. I love it!!
Martin

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Hi Martin, I like your

eligius1427 - Monday, January 26, 2009 - 9:06am

Hi Martin, I like your piece. I too am interested in the mathematics of the golden rule, but haven't done much with it lately. I bought a book about ratios, the golden rule, pythagerian(sp?) theorem, etc and how they can be found in nature. Interesting stuff, might have to revisit that again.

Jake

Jake Balcom
Mettle Design
Lincoln, NE

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Hi Jake

Martin - Monday, January 26, 2009 - 4:36pm

Thanks for your comment. I'm not a math expert but math is certainly an amazing product of the human mind. I really enjoyed applying the concept of the golden section in making that piece. Do you have the title of the book by any chance? I would like to make a table using the concpet again

Martin

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The Golden Mean, Fibonacci

Rich Waugh - Monday, January 26, 2009 - 10:14pm

The Golden Mean, Fibonacci numbers, etc are all interesting and do seem to have some relevance for establishing a pleasing format for a composition. Sadly, however, scrolls drawn from the Golden Ratio just never quite do look right. For a scroll to look correct, the negative space must have the correct diminishing proportions just as the positive aspect does. This is not something that can be done mathematically, it is more a matter of seeing the smooth, continuous form in one's mind and reproducing it in the real world. Snails can do it without thinking, the lucky little beggars. :-)

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