: studies in proportion and composition Elam, Kimberly creator text Arts xx New York :Princeton Architectural Press ,2001 9999 monographic und

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:107 pages : illustrations (some color ; 23 cm + 9 overhead transparencies. A mathematical explanation of how art works, presented in a manner anyone can understand. Kimberly Elam takes the reader on a geometrical journey, lending insight and coherence to the design process by exploring the visual relationships that have foundations in mathematics as well as the essential qualities of life. She takes a close look at a broad range of twentieth-century examples of design, architecture, and illustration, revealing underlying geometric structures in their compositions. The book focuses not only on the classic systems of proportioning, such as the golden section and root rectangles, but also on less well known proportioning systems such as the Fibonacci series. Through detailed diagrams these geometric systems are brought to life, giving an effective insight into the design process.--From publisher description. Proportion in man and nature -- Architectural proportions -- Golden section -- Root rectangles -- Visual analysis of design. /Kimberly Elam Fibonacci numbers Proportion (Art) Arts Design 701.8 ELA 9781616890360 : International Book Distrubutors .-Flat No 17, Prakash Apartments 5 Ansari Road daryaganj New Delhi 110002 181213 20190117110317.0