This gallery is for secondary visual art students and is intended to show the important relationship between math and art. The use of perspective, symmetry, fractions, tessellations, grids, proportion, pattern rotation, shape, and the golden rule are displayed. The use of math brings a unique perspective to art.
This painting is an example of the relationship between shapes in everyday objects.
Poppy field, Vincent van Gogh, June 1890, From the collection of: Kunstmuseum
The use of lines, shapes, and colors creates a pattern throughout this piece.
No Woman, No Cry, Chris Ofili, 1998, From the collection of: Tate Britain
Grids are often used in art to help with proportion. This piece demonstrates the use of an unconventional grid as well as lack of proportion.
This work simply shows the use of fractions in art.
Catch Me If You Can, Lee, Joong Keun, 2008/2009, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
This is a great example of the use of rotation, symmetry, and tessellations.
Pieta, Lee, Joong Keun, 2009, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
This is another example of the use of a grid, forming perfect squares. The use of symmetry is also used.
Contrasts, Ekrem Yalçındağ, 2010/2011, From the collection of: İstanbul Museum of Modern Art
Tessellations and changing colors creates unique pattern in this piece.
Cain, Lovis Corinth, 1917, From the collection of: Kunstpalast
Proportion is important in art. This is an example of a disproportional figure, which is often used in non-realistic artworks.
The Piazza San Marco in Venice, Canaletto, Around 1723 - 1724, From the collection of: Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
This is a wonderful example of linear perspective.
Doni 'Tondo', Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1506 - 1508, From the collection of: Uffizi Gallery
This is an example of the golden star, which is a type of the golden ratio used to create balance and correct proportion.
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