Comparing The Rule Of Thirds And The Golden Ratio

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In the field of art, artists always use techniques and methods to make their work better. The ‘Rule of Thirds’ and The ‘Golden Ratio’ are amongst the most important techniques in artwork. The ‘Golden Ratio’ is an ancient mathematical method. Its founder is the ancient Greek Pythagoras. (Richard Fitzpatrick (translator) ,2007. Euclid's Elements of Geometry.) The ‘Golden Ratio’ was first mentioned 2300 years ago, in Euclid's "Elements" .It was defined as: a line segment is divided into two sections, ‘a’ and ‘b’ as shown in the diagram below ,when the ratio of a:b is equal to the ratio of a+b:a , the ratio is perfect. The ratio is 1.6180. The ‘a’ occupy for the 0.618 of the ‘a+b’. (Richard Fitzpatrick (translator) ,2007. Euclid's Elements …show more content…

It was found that almost all paintings, sculptures and photographs main body was the position of 0.618. The golden ratio and the golden rectangle can bring the beauty to the picture. In fact, there is no exact explanation why the 0.618 is the perfect proportion. However, some people infer that In the process of human evolution, the body has a lot of ratio close to 0.618. Because people at that time did not have a definition of beauty, they only feel that the proportion of their own body is beautiful. So it is considered to be the most perfect ratio until today. The golden ratio can be found in many artworks in nature. Athens Greek temple of Parthenon is a good example of Finch's "Vitruvian Man" with the golden rectangle. "Mona Lisa" is also in line with the golden rectangle, "The last supper" also applies the proportion of the …show more content…

If her head is fixed in a rectangular box , the rectangular length to width ratio is 2:3. The ratio is equal to 0.618. In addition,her head and body proportions are also 0.618. Next case is David .Artists found that according to 0.618:1 to design the length of the legs and the height of the proportion of the body. The navel as the dividing point. The figure is the most beautiful. So, Michelangelo created David,the role of the golden ratio is that the sculpture looks more

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