“Without mathematics there is no art,” said Luca Pacioli, a contemporary of Da Vinci. (Meisner G., 2014)
What is the mutual point between art and math?''Mathematics and the graphic arts have an important relationships and interactions from the earliest of times, for example through a common interest in concepts such as symmetry and perspective that play an important role in both areas. In recent years, the advent of computers has made possible the development of various forms of digital art, that allow artists and mathematicians to cooperate in a highly synergistic fashion.'' (Richard P.)
''Following in the footsteps of luminaries like Leonardo da Vinci, Jackson Pollock and Katsushika Hokusai, the contemporary Tokyo-based painter uses sequences, patterns and shapes derived from mathematical concepts like the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio. With theoretical physics and modern mathematics in his hand, Nomura creates semi-abstracted landscapes of mountains, oceans and skies. He reconstructs the beauty of nature through numbers.'' (Johnny., 2014)
What is the mutual point between art and math?''Mathematics and the graphic arts have an important relationships and interactions from the earliest of times, for example through a common interest in concepts such as symmetry and perspective that play an important role in both areas. In recent years, the advent of computers has made possible the development of various forms of digital art, that allow artists and mathematicians to cooperate in a highly synergistic fashion.'' (Richard P.)
''Following in the footsteps of luminaries like Leonardo da Vinci, Jackson Pollock and Katsushika Hokusai, the contemporary Tokyo-based painter uses sequences, patterns and shapes derived from mathematical concepts like the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio. With theoretical physics and modern mathematics in his hand, Nomura creates semi-abstracted landscapes of mountains, oceans and skies. He reconstructs the beauty of nature through numbers.'' (Johnny., 2014)
''Fibonacci number sequence is the sum of the previous two numbers. So, beginning with 1 (although modern mathematicians now start with 0, our art project also begins with 1), the sequence is as follows: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144… and so forth.'' (MomandKiddo E., 2015)
''Painting is the art of manipulating multiple dimensions by capturing space onto a two-dimensional plane.''
''By redefining the above statement, the designer strive to build a connection between art and contemporary theory in science that could not be achieved by traditional painting theory. Thus, he tried to topologically create a new landscape, paintings that capture high-dimensional natural phenomena, by borrowing from the ancient rules of proportion while make use of the concepts from contemporary mathematics in order to create the topological landscape.'' (Hpgrp Gallery Tokyo., 2015)
''By redefining the above statement, the designer strive to build a connection between art and contemporary theory in science that could not be achieved by traditional painting theory. Thus, he tried to topologically create a new landscape, paintings that capture high-dimensional natural phenomena, by borrowing from the ancient rules of proportion while make use of the concepts from contemporary mathematics in order to create the topological landscape.'' (Hpgrp Gallery Tokyo., 2015)
Fibonacci Sequence in Nature (TheJourneyofPurpose TJOP . 2:28 . Filmed : 2013)
Sources :
Johnny. (2014), Theory of Everything I A Mathematical Art of Yasuo Nomura. Available at : http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2014/02/25/theory-of-everything-the-mathematical-art-of-yasuo-nomura/ Last accessed : 30/11/2015
MomandKiddo E. (2015), Fibonacci Art Project. Available at : http://www.whatdowedoallday.
com/2015/01/fibonacci-art-project.html. Last accessed : 30/11/2015
Richard P., Mathematical Art. Available at : http://virtualmathmuseum.org/mathart/MathematicalArt.html Last accessed : 30/11/2015
Hpgrp Gallery Tokyo. (2015), Topological Landscape. Available at : http://hpgrpgallery.com/cms/wp-content/files_mf/1428492894NOMURA_pressrelease_EN3.pdf Last accessed : 30/11/2015