It’s been used for centuries in art, first hidden by the church and held solely for use by artists. It appears in things such as waves, the pattern of flower petals, as well as the rings inside of trees. Non-terminating yet it is considered to be the most aesthetically pleasing ratio for art, architecture and including in nature. continuing on forever, it is an irrational number. Phi is technically the twenty-first letter of the Greek Alphabet, but it is more commonly known simply as the symbol for the Golden Ratio. ![]() As are most of the other exterior dimensions. The space between the columns, height to width, are in proportion to the golden ratio. The Parthenon in Athens, Greece, built in 440BC, exemplifies the use of the golden rectangle in many of the dimensions. The length of each side of the base is 756 feet, and the height when built was 481 feet. The Great Pyramid of Giza built around 2560 BC is one of the earliest examples of the use of this ratio. However, this ratio can be found in art and architecture long before the Greeks. The name Golden Ratio or Golden Number, named “phi” by the Greeks for the Greek sculptor Phidias. You know the words, Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Ratio, now let me tell you a little bit more about them. So this gave me the chance to relive my old passion. I used to be extremely into visual arts but with y increasingly busy schedule I’ve been slacking off. Not just any creation, but one that includes as any golden ratios as possible. ![]() The project for this unit was to create an art piece. Not only because it’s the most aestchically pleasing ratio in the galaxy, but how it seems to be around every corner, responsible for everything in nature, and is why the universe is designed the way we know it today. It gave me the chance to dive deeper into something I’ve been fascinated by for the past few years.
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