Friday, November 16, 2012

Chapter 4 Scale/Proportion


1. Love Song by Giorgio De Chirico integrates scale and proportion into this surrealistic piece of art. He creates a large scale of a head and clove and he shows that the proportions are large when put against the round ball. He also shows a small scale of a city to show distance. His use of scale and proportion creates an abnormal and dreamlike landscape with a foreground, middle ground, and background.







2. Proportion is linked to ratio in the notion of ideal geometry. If the ratios are correct then the proportions are correct. The ideal human body, for example, is seven and a half head heights. That would be considered the correct ratio of the body, therefore, that body would be considered proportional.

3. The golden rectangle is the perfectly proportioned rectangle. The Mona Lisa displays the use of the golden rectangle that creates a harmonious and proportional piece.

4.The golden ratio will be my inspiration for my final project. The golden ratio is the mathematical formula for the growth patterns in nature and humans. The idea of an embryo starting to grow into these proportional patterns influenced my project. 

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