Proportion
In Art and Architecture
1st Edition
Published on 1. July 2024
64 pages
978-1-912706-33-4 (ISBN)
Description
What is the difference between ratio and proportion? Do pentagons, hexagons and heptagons really each have their own characters? What is the most beautiful rectangle? Is there a secret to great art? In this beautiful little book, art educator Michael Schneider presents a groundbreaking synthesis of proportion in the ancient world. From temples to dinner plates, paintings to pots, archways to jewellery,discover the eternally useful tools and techniques of the masters.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Glastonbury
United Kingdom
File size
5,23 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-912706-33-4 (9781912706334)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Michael Schneider is an educator, specialising in the use of mathematics in art. He has taught at the Met, New York, and at the California College of the Arts, San Francisco. Also the author of the bestselling A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe, he lives in California.
