When people think ‘math’, they don’t usually think of the art that it creates. The perfect mathematical ratio has been used for centuries to create beautiful paintings and architecture, and even the natural world used this ratio in sea shells and pine cones before humans ever knew it existed. I like to think I’m like the perfect ratio in some way- not perfect, not by any means. But the perfect ratio is also known as the golden mean- the golden average. I’m not average, of course, but I am in between many opposing ideas. I have excelled at math and science since I first enrolled in classes, but I have also loved drawing to an equal extent. As I’ve learned more advanced math and science, I have practiced more advanced drawing techniques. I’ve gone from simple addition and stick figures to advanced calculus and detailed anatomy. It’s my universal passion for learning that’s pulled me to these feats in two seemingly opposite fields. Out of all school classes, I think I prefer math due to the binary nature of it; you either have a right answer, or a wrong one, and it’s simple step-by-step playback to find where you misstepped. I love art for being the exact opposite, being solely subjective and of variable value. There’s no way to do any kind of art ‘wrong’. Stick figures? Four minutes of silence as music? A deformed blob of clay and metal? It …show more content…
Math allows me structure when I feel out of my depth, and art allows me to bear all my concerns freely, without concern for a ‘right answer’. Both help me focus, and force me to calm down and forget any concerns that may be holding me back during the day. Nothing else is there until the answer is boxed or the final stroke put on paper, and it forces me to realize that I cannot worry about the world forever. Sometimes, it’s a comfort to focus, fixate, and finish a project without being stopped by