Philosophically speaking, art is considered to be one of the
oldest and most expressive languages to ever exist in history. Dating back
to periods of time in Europe spanning from avant-garde, impressionism and
fauvism, one can only comprehend so much. That’s what I thought too, until I
visited the greatest, if not the best art gallery ever to exist. Located in the
heart of Saadiyat is a place that every one should definitely consider visiting. As I first walked into the gallery, I felt serene, calm and in full
tranquility with myself, right in front of the artworks placed on the high
white washed walls. Ultimately, the first masterpiece that caught my attention
is definitely one painted during the Renaissance Era. I guess it was the warm
tones and hues of red that harmonizes with its juxtaposed colors, all balanced
in a flare that would establish unity from within. No. No it was not that
actually. It was the insignificant details of the painting, commonly known as
the credits of the painting. I clearly remember it being said to enable viewers
to experience an “instigate illusion”. To justify, the artist Frans Floris aims
to enable viewers to experience an allusion. This is due to the use of mathematical
and geometrical perspective, with a set of principles that’s supposed to give them
that allusion. This was painted during the search and quest of illusionism
through the help of Alhazen, an Arab mathematician during the 11th
century whom was one of the founding principles of European paintings. However,
this exploration had been illustrated through the use of mathematical
perspective that balances with our natural realm, comprising of human figures,
pots and natural plants. This is only for the sake of finalizing the principles
of illusionism whilst birthing a new artistic movement. Undoubtedly, this is commonly known as, or as I like to call it, “the coexistence of art and language”.
With that being said, the development and improvement of artistic theories wouldn’t
grow without it coexisting with another language, in this case, the language of
math. To justify, the breadth and depth of a certain ideology is further
intensified with the connection of another, ultimately harmonizing within one
another to create coexistence. This brings me back to the short stories I’ve
analyzed in detail, written by the one and only Alice Munro who shed the light
on the theme of human relationships. Her basic purpose in almost every story is
to demonstrate the ramifications of certain ideas (i.e.: love or fear) in order
to provoke a thoughtful response about our own self-destructive human nature.
Similarly, to the artist Floris, who aims to explore mathematical principles in
order to enable viewers to sense an allusion. Although one is a writer and the
other is a painter, both take similar pathways as they attempt to fulfill their
aim through the coexistence of certain ideologies (1-Art and Math, 2- English and Psychology). All in all, one can unravel the power of a subject and
language coexisting as it inevitably equips viewers/readers to have a well-rounded
core that’ll re-shape their way of thinking.
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