Circles

Circles 


Circles in Art 




The famous artist Leonardo Da Vinci was famously known to fuse art and natural philosophy in his works.

His drawing above was made in 1847 and  was titled the ' Vivruvain Man '. It was also accompanied by notes based on the work of the architect Vitruvius. The drawing which is in pen and ink on paper depicts a male figure in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and simultaneously inscribed in a circle and square.The drawing is based on the correlations of ideal human proportions. Leonardo's drawing is traditionally names in the honor of architect. 

Life Drawing Circles 


In class an observation lesson was prepared and various round and cylindrical objects were placed in the center of the room for us to draw. It was the first observational lesson I've had in a long time and it was nice experiencing it again. We were advised to make little windows made out of card to look through and pick a part of the gathered objects to draw to give us a more compact view and to know exactly where we were drawing. I found drawing the cylindrical shapes very interesting and I was taught how to shade in a particular way to turn a 2D image into 3D.




Circles in Architecture 

In the Shenyang county of China the most distinguished architectural work is the ' Fangyuan Building '  The name literally means  ' square circle building '  The building is shaped like a large coin, with a square hole in the middle. Also, supposedly if you look at the building straight-on, it looks like a curled up dragon. The building is home to Shanghai Bank, but it’s most useful as a landmark. Most foreigners know it as “The Circle Building,” or “The Coin Building.”

Circles in life 

Above is an image of a bubble simply made out of water and soap, when blown out of a hoop a bubble naturally forms in the form of a round ball. 

When thinking of circles the ' Circle of Life ' came to mind. I find it fascinating how a humans life goes through particular stages from beginning to end.