Art& Physics - Chapter 2

"let no other enter here who is not schooled in geometry"- Plato


This Chapter focuses on the relation of space, time , and light.
It has been agreed through the greek time that no line defines "in here" and "out there" but once introduced to the classical era reason and logic of ciaos became the new magic. The alphabet - the big invention of the time- and our basics of from the evolved greek alphabet today. Not only was the alphabet standardized, and a rule, but the first form of abstract art. This alphabet was critically innovative due to separating images, and personally connotations with an image, and changed to a universal and less relative thought. And no surprise- Eulicd, the greek mathematician soon came up with geometry. He did a varys similar thing and took abstract thought and put it to paper in formulas.
Eulicd decided a few things : 1. the shortest distance between two points is a straight line
implying that space was uniform 2. you can place things in space without affecting other objects- space does not affect mass
Aristotle focused on time : focusing on the fates of past, present, and future. he began to standardize the Greek philosophy with "if- then" statements. He thought time cycled in an "image of endless eternity"
It is later observed that both Eulicd and Aristotle were right- in regard to art. Every frieze, relief, and sculpture were lines in a single plain moving one direction. Both men are credited for paradigm, the idea that the world is unchanged. Wana know the funny part- Eulicd was praised for his writing of the Elements, where Aristotle was considered irrational, and maybe insane.
Notice in nature no lines are present, we are taught hat lines are. But then again, look at the horizon as a line.
The Greeks were all about architecture, beaiuty, and proportions and was considered free art. Although this was the beginning of duality- atoms and void. heaven and hell. "in here" "out there" BUT soon Christan concepts will change art, physics, culture and the world as they knew it.

interesting fact: Plato once suggested our light comes from our eyes created from our minds.