Although not immediately obvious to the untrained eye, both ancient and contemporary art depend on a great quantity of mathematical concepts. Artists vary scale, perspective, proportion and other ideas from mathematics in order to evoke a particular...

Mathematics and art have a long historical relationship. The ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks knew about the golden ratio, regarded as an aesthetically pleasing ratio, and incorporated it into the design of monuments including the Great Pyramid, the...

School children may be taught mathematical skills while working on art activities. One activity may involve making a necklace using fruit-ring cereals, beads or macaroni. The items may be grouped into 10s and woven to form a necklace with 100 pieces. The class can...

A professor, John Sims, of the Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL, uses mathematics to teach art students to extend their vision beyond what their eyes can see. He does not feel the left brain/right brain concept is entirely valid in his...