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Week 4 ( Contextual Meaning Throught Semiotic )



Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci and Leonardo da Vinci

 

Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci
-The "greatest European mathematician of the middle ages"
-Fibonacci's Mathematical Contributions 

 

Leonardo da Vinci
-He had a keen eye and quick mind that led him to make important scientific discoveries, yet he never published his ideas.
-He was a gentle vegetarian who loved animals and despised war, yet he worked as a military engineer to invent advanced and deadly weapons.
-He was one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, yet he left only a handful of completed paintings.

 Throughtout this lecture, said by Bulent Atalay, himself a scientist and artis "eyes was window to soul" already provent by Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci and Leonardo da Vinci. They combined mathematics + science and art in all of their artwork. Everything was done preferably and accurate. They did interpreter with mathematics and science. I have really no idea with how could they did so through the century that time.

Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci live 3 hundred years before Leonardo da Vinci. 


Back to the Mathematics...

Let's look at the ratio of each number in the Fibonacci sequence to the one before it:

11=1
21=2
32=1.5
53=1.666...
85=1.6

138=1.625
2113=1.61538...
3421=1.61905...
5534=1.61764...
8955=1.61861...
Φ=1.6180339887...
This ratio was used by architects and artists throughout history to produce objects of great beauty (like Michelangelo's "David" and the Greek temples.)

Parthenon showing Golden Ratio
The Parthenon in Greece. The ratio of the distances indicated is the Golden Ratio.

Phi (Φ) is like pi (π) in the sense that it is an irrational number. There is no equivalent fraction for Φ and its decimal keeps going and never stops.


Sunflower showing Fibonacci spirals
Sunflower (
Image source)

The Golden Ratio also occurs in nature, in the patterns we see in sunflowers, pine cones and so on. This is largely because one of the best ways to efficiently pack things tightly together is using the Fibonacci sequence.

here is the video that we had explained what we study through in class .. 



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The artist that we went to gellary the other day ..

Samsudin Wahab

Biography:
       Born in Perak
       Samsudin Wahab majored in printmaking, graduating in 2007 with a Bachelor (Hons.) Fine Arts from UiTM, Shah Alam
       He regularly exhibits paintings in group shows in Malaysia, and in 2008 held a solo entitled Enough! in Kuala Lumpur.
       In 2009, Samsudin was granted the Rimbun Dahan 15th Australia-Malaysia Visual Arts Residency, which culminated in an exhibition of paintings and sculpture, and a performance piece. Samsudin was also a 2009 winner of the Malaysia Emerging Artist (MEA) Award.
       Education
      2005 -  2007 : Bachelor (Hons.) Fine Arts, Majoring in Print Making, UiTM Shah Alam.
      2002 - 2005 : Diploma in Fine Arts, UiTM Seri Iskandar, Perak.

What he does?
       Using oil paint, bitumen, stencil and linocuts as his materials, Samsudin managed to portray the people, the culture, the society and the politics surrounding him into surreal editorial cartoons that emulate propaganda posters. There are chimpanzees in party hats and business suits juggling balls (‘Powerless’), and having boxing competitions in the ring (‘Lightweight vs Heavyweight’). There are plump clowns playing marionette (‘The Dalang’) and men in prim suits arm wrestling with cocked guns as heads pointing at each other (‘Boneka’).
       Samsudin Wahab blends influences from comic subculture, graphics and graffiti with such great dexterity that his visually stunning artworks carry with them a high dose of fantasy. On surface they may look like comics for adults, but underneath that layer of theatrics is a dark and satiric sense of humour documenting our world’s current affairs and historical events that are often sad, tragic and overlooked. It’s tongue-in-cheek and it’s high entertaining. By borrowing visual references from the circus such as juggling chimpanzees, playful monkeys and terrifying clowns, Samsudin Wahab managed to make his politically conscious works easily approachable and relatable to almost anyone. And that is his trademark.
Exhibition :
       2009
      Locals Only! Taksu Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
      MEA Art Award 2009, Sokagakai Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
      Peace, An International Art Exhibition, Niko Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
      Imcas, Malaysian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Danga Mall, Johor Bahru
      Tanah Air , Art for Nature, Rimbun Dahan, Kuang, Selangor
      Fab 4, Taksu Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
      B.A.C.A, RA Fine Art Gallery, Ampangt, Kuala Lumpur
      ART Singapore, The Contemporary Asian Art Show 2009, Santec City, Singapore
       2008
      The 70th Mokwoohoe Members Exhibition and combined with the Malaysian Figurative Artist, Korea.
      SPACE, Emerging Young Artist, Taksu Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
      Peninsula & Island, Taksu Gallery, Singapore
      Young and New, House Of Matahati Gallery, HOM, Kuala Lumpur
      Di Dinding, PTL, Pelita Hati Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
      Shifting Boundaries, Art for Nature, WWF Malaysia, Rimbun Dahan Gallery, Selangor
      Peninsula & Island, Taksu Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
      ART Singapore, The Contemporary Asian Art Show, Santec City, Singapore
      Exhibition X, Taksu Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur
       2007
      Print-Print, Kebun Mimpi Gallery, Kuala Lumpur
      Mana Batik, Annext Central Market, Kuala Lumpur
      Flora Fest Art Exhibition, Putrajaya Conference Hall, Putrajaya, Kuala lumpur
      Mekar Citra, Shah Alam Gallery, Selanggor
      Global Logistic Art Exhibition, Gothe Inst. KL City Library, Kuala Lumpur
      Pack Max Art Award Exhibition, Gurney Plaza, Penang
      Salon Meet Art, Gothe Inst. Elle Six Gallery Kuala Lumpur
      Weird Art Exhibition, Rantai Art Evnt. Kuala Lumpur Chinese Hall, Kuala Lumpur
      Degree Show, Segitiga, Tunku Nur Zahirah Gallery, Shah Alam, Selangor
      The Tanjong Heritage 2005 Art competition organized by Tanjong Public Ltd. Co., Maxis Tower, Kuala Lumpur,
      My Wildest Dream Logistic Competition, Gothe Inst. Kl City Libry, Kuala Lumpur
      Word Aids Day ( Pepaktaklumat Art Group ), S.U.K Shah Alam, Selangor
        2006
      Open Show Shah Alam Gallery, Shah Alam, Selangor
      Open Exhibition, Sri Pinang Gallery, Penang
       2005
      The Tanjong Heritage 2005 Art competition organized by Tanjong Public Ltd. Co. -consolation prize, Watercolour, at Saloma Teathere, Kuala Lumpur
       2004
      Metal Sculpture exhibition show - Foyer FSSR UiTM Perak, Seri Iskandar, Perak
      USM Penang public sculpture exhibition, USM Galllery, Penang
       2003
      Open exhibition , Shah Alam Gallery Selangor
      `Estetika Perak` exhibition - Perak Art Gallery, Perakk
      Digital Artworks Exhibition - Foyer FSSR UiTM Perak.
Solo Exhibition:
2008 – Enough!
Taksu Gallery, Keramat, Kuala Lumpur

Activities :
       Art Performance, SOsound, “Boneka”, Friction Show, Kebun Mimpi Gallery, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur 2008
       Art Performance, SOsound, “Aku Adalah CCTV”, Prologue, Threesixty Art Development Studio, Desa Park City 2008
       Art Performance, SOsound , “CCTV : Episode 1”, Telu Tau, Lookiss Gallery, Manjalara, Kuala Lumpur 2008
       Art Performance, Pepaktaklumat, “ Mirror Mirror”, Bukak Mata, Ruang Kala Gallery, Shah Alam Selangor 2007
       Art Performance, SOsound, “Destroy”, Pati Satu Gallery, Puncak Alam Selangor 2007
       Caricature Demonstration, ‘Sehari Di Sini’ event, organized by the Graphic & Digital Media Department, UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor 2006
       Printmaking Demonstration, Opening of Badan BALKIS, Shah Alam, Selangor 2006  
       Printmaking Demonstration, LACRAFT, Langkawi Art and Craft Festival, Langkawi, Kedah ( Art and Design Crew ) 2005
       Printmaking demonstration, `Hari Bertemu Pelanggan`, Art & Design Faculty, Dewan Seri Budiman, UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor 2005
       Art & Design Faculty’s stall, demonstration crew, Laman Bistari, UiTM Perak, Seri Iskandar, Perak 2004
       Drawing demonstration, Art & Design Faculty, Foyer FSSR UiTM Perak, Seri Iskandar, Perak 2004
Awards :
       Winner, Malaysian Emerging Artist ( MEA) Art Award 2009
       Rimbun Dahan 15th Residency Programs, April 2009
       House Of Matahati HOM Residency Programs, April- June 2008
       2nd prize, Saloon Meet Art, Gothe Inst. Elle Six Gallery, Kuala Lumpur 2007
       Finalist Pack Max Art Award, Gurney Plaza, Penang 2007
       Consolation Prize The Tanjong Heritage 2005 Art competition organized by Tanjong Public Ltd. Co. Mixed Media 2007
       2nd and 3rd prize, My Wildest Dream Global Transportation, Global Logistic Art Exhibition, Gothe Inst. KL City Library, Kuala Lumpur 2007
       Consolation Prize The Tanjong Heritage 2005 Art competition organized by Tanjong Public Ltd. Co. Watercolor 2005
Artwork :



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