Golden mean art

Blackwing Vol. 55 celebrates the Golden Ratio, a mathematical value that appears all throughout the natural world. When applied to the arts, it becomes a tool for creating balanced, organic works. In our latest blog post, we explore the history of the Golden Ratio, its application to art, and how to spot it in some of the world's most famous artworks.

Designers everywhere should know about the Golden Ratio. It is a mathematical ratio that creates aesthetically pleasing designs. Since the Golden Ratio exists so frequently in nature, it’s not a surprise that its results are natural-looking. The Golden Ratio goes by several other names, too: Divine Proportion Golden Mean Golden Section Phi (Greek letter) Table […]

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The golden ratio in art is a composition principle that has been used by artists and architects for centuries. It is a natural ratio that is pleasing to look at.

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For artistically-minded people, the golden ratio—or better yet, the divine proportion—might be easier to understand visually. Here are several examples of how the golden ratio can be applied to works from art history.

Robert Edward Grant on Instagram: "The Whirlpool Galaxy and the Dual Phi Spiral. The Whirlpool Galaxy is a classic spiral galaxy. Only 30 million light years away and 60,000 light years across, it is one of the brightest galaxies in the sky. Everything in the universe oscillates back and forth, creating a self-balanced ebb and flow pattern. According to this science, there is a force with two complementary expressions in the universe: the centripetal spiralling inward flow (gravity) and the…

Lady Gaga is a consummate performer and a smart composer. She’s a Julliard-trained pianist, after all. Gaga has pulled a neat compositional trick out of the bag for the video below, the title…

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