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Geometry in Art and Architecture
By: Charles R. Novak
Bridget Brennan
Lisa Sonnen
Kelly Stultz
Lore Brison
Museum Design and Geometric Elements
Light illuminating through the stained glass hexagon structure.
Railroad Station Construction
The Roundhouse:
22 sides
Is it an N-GON?
New York’s Grand Central Station
The Golden Ratio in Art
•The Golden Ratio is the relationship between the length and width of a rectangle.
•The number is 1.61 and is called Phi for the Greek sculptor Phidias.
•The number was first calculated by Leonardo Fibonacci.
•The Golden Ratio is used in all kinds of Art and Architecture because it is the most appealing shape to the eyes.
•Try drawing a rectangle around the Mona Lisa’s face. Does it fit the Golden Ratio?
The Golden Ratio
Artwork in Geometry
Sakti; the primordial female essence of dynamic energy.
Siva; the primordial male essence of static wisdom.
Crafts such as quilting, rug hooking, and cross stitching
make good use of many geometrical concepts.
Division of a One-by-Two Rectangle by Conic
Rectangles
Similar Triangles
Transcendental Circles
The Artwork of Crockett Johnson
Escher’s Artwork
M. C. Escher:"ESCHER on ESCHER Exploring the
Infinite"
Tesselations in Escher Artwork
Churches and Architecture
Designed by Richard Munday
Trinity Church of Newport, Rhode Island
Built in 1725
Designed by Charles Bulfinch
Meeting House at Lancaster, Massachusetts
Built between 1815-1817
Gothic Church Styles
Designed by James Renwick
St. Patrick’s Church of New York City. Built between 1858 - 1879
Fort Jefferson
•Hexagonal shaped fort.
•Located on Garden Key in Dry Tortugas
•It was used during the Civil, Spanish-American and both World Wars.