Anthropomorphy & the Vitruvian Man
Anthropomorphism is defined as "the attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to a god, animal, or object." But it is also uncanny how often human proportions are related to ideal geometric shapes. The most prominent example is the drawing by Leonardo da Vinci Vitruvian Man (ca. 1495).
The Vitruvian Man is "an interpretation of the human body based on geometric configurations (square, circle and golden rectangle) and a statement on human proportions. The Vitruvian Man has been discussed from several perspectives and disciplines, ranging from art, design and architectures to geometry and anatomy. Of great relevance, as will be emphasized in the following section, is the contribution of art historian Martin Kemp, who interpreted the Vitruvian Man as the human body expression of a microcosm (Kemp 2007)... In the classical world as well as in Leonardo and the Renaissance, ideal geometries and physical reality were believed to follow a divine harmony"(Bertol 2017).
Bertol, Daniela. 2017. Form mind body space time - the geometry of human movement. Doctoral Dissertation.
HEALING GEOMETRY by Daniela Bertol
Anthropomorphism is defined as "the attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to a god, animal, or object." But it is also uncanny how often human proportions are related to ideal geometric shapes. The most prominent example is the drawing by Leonardo da Vinci Vitruvian Man (ca. 1495).
The Vitruvian Man is "an interpretation of the human body based on geometric configurations (square, circle and golden rectangle) and a statement on human proportions. The Vitruvian Man has been discussed from several perspectives and disciplines, ranging from art, design and architectures to geometry and anatomy. Of great relevance, as will be emphasized in the following section, is the contribution of art historian Martin Kemp, who interpreted the Vitruvian Man as the human body expression of a microcosm (Kemp 2007)... In the classical world as well as in Leonardo and the Renaissance, ideal geometries and physical reality were believed to follow a divine harmony"(Bertol 2017).
Bertol, Daniela. 2017. Form mind body space time - the geometry of human movement. Doctoral Dissertation.
HEALING GEOMETRY by Daniela Bertol
