Week 2: Math + Art

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One idea the professor mentioned in this week's lecture was that someone in my education path failed me and convinced me "I'm not creative because I can't draw...". Although this sentence is rather simple, it truly expands the idea that I, a more science/math person, am not creative because I simply cannot do what is first thought of as art but, in fact, there is much more to art than just drawing. This is when I realized that my interest and field involve both mathematics and art in unison.  

In the lecture portion on "Fibonacci, Fractals, and Financial Markets", I gained and learned insight into how mathematics has influenced art and science. Specifically, the Fibonacci series is interesting to work with because it is seen within nature which truly brings about the two concepts together. 

“7 Beautiful Examples Of The Fibonacci Sequence In Nature.” Odysseyonline, https://www.theodysseyonline.com/7-beautiful-examples-fibonacci-sequence-nature. Accessed 7 Apr. 2022.

The TED talk on "Mathematical Origami", also allowed me to appreciate and gain insight into math and art. At a young age, my sister and I were going through an interesting phase of creating origami, and back then I never understand that we were using mathematics to create something artistic. 

TED. The Math and Magic of Origami | Robert Lang. 2008, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKcOFQCeno.
One final portion of the lecture that influences my understanding of the week's lecture was the music and computers. The topics such as Chapter 4 "The synthesis of sound by computer" and Chapter 5 "The transformation of sound by computer" really brought the concept together to fully appreciate math and art as one. It was also interesting seeing how some of the topics covered, I even witnessed in my physics course. Seeing these math concepts I learned but for other reasons in my physics course can also apply to music and computers which allowed me to gain insight. 
Square Wave Signals | Mixed-Frequency AC Signals | Electronics Textbook. https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/alternating-current/chpt-7/square-wave-signals/. Accessed 8 Apr. 2022.
An art form from the many that exist that use mathematics and art together and that has been able to explain this week's concept of mathematics influencing art is AI-Generated Art. This art form is applying and using a code (mathematics part) to create a slight abstract image (art part) of what an AI believes whatever description you gave it. For example, I put a simple description (as it takes many hours to generate something complex) of what the AI believes a "nature solar animal" looks like. This is a way in which I understood mathematics truly influences art and science. 
Tempfile.Png (384×208). https://replicate.com/api/models/pixray/text2image/files/0cd7c94f-a3a0-4107-b54c-488c344dacce/tempfile.png. Accessed 7 Apr. 2022.

References:

“AI-Generated Art.” AI Art Shop, https://aiartshop.com/products/ai-generated-art. Accessed 7 Apr. 2022.
Mathematics-Pt1-ZeroPerspectiveGoldenMean.Mov - YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMmq5B1LKDg&t=3s. Accessed 7 Apr. 2022.
Music and Computers. http://musicandcomputersbook.com/. Accessed 8 Apr. 2022.
Socionomics Institute. Fibonacci, Fractals and Financial Markets - Socionomics.Net. 2007, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE2Lu65XxTU.
TED. The Math and Magic of Origami | Robert Lang. 2008, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYKcOFQCeno.

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