Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Manpreet 43 Artist
Q3- Why did you choose Fine Arts as your interest? Do you think maths
increased your interest in it?
A3- I always had interest in fine arts. I liked its complicacy and beautiful
designs. Yes, I think Maths definitely increased my interest in fine arts as it
is closely related to it.
Somali 42 Renowned
Odissi dancer
(Receiving
Indira
Priyadarshini
Award in the
picture beside)
Q3- Do you think Maths in Fine Arts should be encouraged to all artists?
Why?
A3- Yes, it should be enthusiastically encouraged. Maths helps in Fine Arts
very much and makes it a lot easier and more fun.
Name Age Profession Picture
Sreyankar 49 Bharatnatyam
Professional
Q1- Can the knowledge of Maths widen the scope of learning fine arts? If
yes, how?
A1- Yes, the knowledge of maths can widen the scope of learning fine arts as
it becomes easier with it. By studying mathematical concepts, we can learn
a lot in fine arts from shapes to the beauty of symmetry. It is always good to
relate two subjects which can be a great importance to each other.
Q2- Can you tell the names of some Mathematicians (or related to maths)
who were also in the field of arts?
A2-
Piero Della Francesca
Luca Pacioli
John Ernest
M.C. Escher
Anthony Hill
Man Ray
These are all names of Mathematicians (or related to maths) who were
also artists. Some even wrote books about maths in arts.
Q3- How can the study of Fine Arts improve the understanding of
Mathematics?
A3- By studying Fine Arts, people tend to get curious about various
concepts relating to Mathematics and therefore develop the interest of
understanding maths in order to improve their fine arts skills. It is
natural and can happen to artists all the time. Well, it figures as both are
equally intriguing subjects.