tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post6714702580321816377..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Part 3: How the golden mean caught on with artistsJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-29711376866688233522013-01-18T14:34:21.390-05:002013-01-18T14:34:21.390-05:00james you are the most amazing person ever! your w...james you are the most amazing person ever! your whole blog is pure gold for us self taught artist that wish to get more knowledge into our heads, i dont know how much time it will take me but i wish to learn all of your lessons and look for ways to apply theese concepts in my everyday work, the latter will take a while but in themean time reading its just a pleasure, please never stop sir!Leonardo Zavala Cuevashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908652941992846581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-82911561483440221492013-01-17T22:13:42.552-05:002013-01-17T22:13:42.552-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.P-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345150811369394106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-43223071919111842262013-01-17T19:15:43.760-05:002013-01-17T19:15:43.760-05:00This blog series on the Golden Ratio is very well ...This blog series on the Golden Ratio is very well written and presents some very good information, but some of its research is incomplete, which is leading to incorrect conclusions and "facts" as it progresses. To know if Leonardo used the golden ratio in his paintings then survey his more complex paintings, not just illustrations of Vitruvian Man, a rhombicuboctahedron and a single, simple portrait of the Mona Lisa. His other paintings, most notably “The Last Supper,” show some rather clear applications of the golden ratio. Michelango’s “The Creation of Adam” from 1512 has the finger tips of God and Adam touching at the golden ratio point of the width of the painting. It is simply wrong to dismiss artistic application of the golden ratio prior to the late 19th century and consider it to be only a modern invention. As we await tomorrow’s article on whether the golden mean really does appear in the human figure, I hope that James and the readers will do more complete research before coming to their conclusions. Test it using a golden ratio design app such as PhiMatrix and see examples at goldennumber.net/face and related pages on the golden ratio in the human form that site. Thank you for the discussion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296437304073675132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-4858214446433774392013-01-17T16:12:42.909-05:002013-01-17T16:12:42.909-05:00I think much could be said in the defense of Carav...I think much could be said in the defense of Caravaggio using it at least in the piece "The Card Sharps".<br /><br />http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/The_Cardsharps.jpg/350px-The_Cardsharps.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardsharps_(Caravaggio)&h=162&w=228&sz=1&tbnid=YBMjy1WkHZQK6M:&tbnh=113&tbnw=160&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcaravaggio%2Bthe%2Bcardsharps%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=caravaggio+the+cardsharps&usg=__Wjc9VA0f_bJwrow7otbnK6XftDg=&docid=-vgR72tmnZQc5M&itg=1&sa=X&ei=Vmj4UOLnJOXZigKMyYDwAw&ved=0CI4BEPwdMAonystudioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261799330174359285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-83495830271701566722013-01-17T15:07:40.638-05:002013-01-17T15:07:40.638-05:00I'll be honest, I never really understood how ...I'll be honest, I never really understood how or why the golden ratio was used to make a composition. Nor did i ever understand how the parthenon in any way breaks up into a spiral, I still don't see it. <br /><br />This series of posts is making me feel less like a dunce. Thank you.J. Bustamantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929146200547815299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-75953450134768973822013-01-17T13:20:31.976-05:002013-01-17T13:20:31.976-05:00Watch Vi Hart explain Fibonacci numbers:
http://vi...Watch Vi Hart explain Fibonacci numbers:<br />http://vihart.com/blog/doodling-fibonacci-1/Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595605916872672420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23026942106589867062013-01-17T12:13:03.000-05:002013-01-17T12:13:03.000-05:00So it really begins in the early 20th century, the...So it really begins in the early 20th century, the very era of the birth of art dubiousness? The spiral as an art compositional device, at least, is looking more and more like a cheap gimmick peddled by art instructors to make an extra buck. Fascinating series, James; thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com