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I hoped the piece would comment on the role rhythm plays in visual designs. Is auditory rhythm more "complex"? Are other rhythms favored by the eye? In auditor
by xtiansimon 10y ago
I hoped the piece would comment on the role rhythm plays in visual designs. Is auditory rhythm more "complex"? Are other rhythms favored by the eye?
In auditory perception, rhythm seems very natural and is easily explained. We find the same term used in visual art, but it's meaning is less intuitive than "proportion".
I hoped for a moment a scholarly source would include both, although I'm not surprised. I imagine the complexity of drawing conclusions would cause any such reseach to be preceived as suspect. meh.
- dizzyfingers 10y agoHave you heard of the architect Christopher Alexander? His life's work seems to be close to what you are describing. I'd highly recommend the 4 volume series 'The Nature of Order.' I've always felt that there is a whole other math based explanation to art and music, that may even bridge the two, hiding in plain site. Alexander is the only person I've read who has come close to describing this math. Any body else here know what I mean?
- pcsanwald 10y agoI'm really looking forward to checking out these books, thanks for recommending! My favorite Math/Music text is "The Harmonic Experience", by W.A. Mathieu.
- flycaliguy 10y agoNot exactly what you are looking for but... visually speaking, Paul Klee's notebooks are incredible resources and online as PDFs. https://monoskop.org/log/?p=10127 https://monoskop.org/log/?p=10127
- glup 10y agoI'm reading "A Pattern Language" right now and it's pretty revelatory. It certainly suggests that structural properties of natural languages are prevalent throughout culturally-transmitted behaviors
- Jill_the_Pill 10y agoAny body else here know what I mean? Yes, I've read them all. Truly changed the way I look at and think about things in all sorts of contexts.
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