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Science within the Art: Aesthetics Based on the Fractal and Holographic Structure of Nature

Science within the Art: Aesthetics Based on the Fractal and Holographic Structure of Nature

Doug Craft
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 32
ISBN13: 9781466609426|ISBN10: 1466609427|EISBN13: 9781466609433
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0942-6.ch017
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Craft, Doug. "Science within the Art: Aesthetics Based on the Fractal and Holographic Structure of Nature." Biologically-Inspired Computing for the Arts: Scientific Data through Graphics, edited by Anna Ursyn, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 290-321. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0942-6.ch017

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Craft, D. (2012). Science within the Art: Aesthetics Based on the Fractal and Holographic Structure of Nature. In A. Ursyn (Ed.), Biologically-Inspired Computing for the Arts: Scientific Data through Graphics (pp. 290-321). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0942-6.ch017

Chicago

Craft, Doug. "Science within the Art: Aesthetics Based on the Fractal and Holographic Structure of Nature." In Biologically-Inspired Computing for the Arts: Scientific Data through Graphics, edited by Anna Ursyn, 290-321. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0942-6.ch017

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Abstract

This chapter discusses how both art and science proceed from an appreciation for and application of the natural proportions and forms associated with nature. Brief descriptions of the Golden Ratio, fractals, and the holographic metaphor are presented with illustrative examples from geometry, nature, science, and art. This material is followed by an outline of a personal theory of aesthetics based on emulation of natural form, and concepts from Thomas Aquinas and James Joyce. Application of the aesthetics are illustrated with art from a series of collage entitled, The Elements in Golden Ratio. A discussion of the four classical elements (earth, air, fire, and water) and application of the Golden Ratio forms used in the art underscores how the emulation of form in nature is central to the author’s artistic process. The author, an artist and scientist, concludes with personal observations on the commonalities between art and science.

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