Pāngarau & Mahi a toi

When talking about math and art I have always been able to give a basic meaning of what the two are from past experience and what we base around them. Since discussing in class what is and is not math and art, it has got me to question how these exist around each other and how they relate. I see art as a reflection of the artist and I develop a sense of story of how the art came to be. With math I always saw it as a truth of science that exists around us and without us. To say that it doesn't would also be to say numbers do not exist without us. But then it would look more profound to say that numbers are just symbols used to help simplify and accurately label certain objects. I guess I will be able to make a more informed decision on what exactly math is and how it is related to art in the coming weeks.

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For art I always like to to see what sort of reaction humans get out of the art and the mental state it might bring forth on such people. Things like what the eye is attracted to and how we determine what looks right and what doesn't. With math I like the patterns that are formed through memory and how we are able to find quicker solutions to problems using similar equations and substitutions. Going into how these interests relate could be seen from finding meaning behind both the equations and the image.As if to say I like what both the artist and the mathematician are showing or trying to show their audience.