Golden ratio

Represented by the Greek letter Phi, the golden number is 1.6180... This has fascinated the ancient Greeks, Renaissance artists, 17th century astronomer and a 21st century novelist. since 2003 the quest to know Phi was brought into the mainstream culture with the release of "The Da Vinvi Code" by Dan Brown.

This number is commonly used in the golden rectangle, most artists and architects believe this shape is visually pleasing and beautiful. This is why many buildings and artworks contain the ratio, such as the Parthenon in Greece, but its not known if it was designed like this on purpose.

The Golden ratio is found in nature, plants and animals have a composition that can linked to the golden number. This is why many people think it looks so beautiful.

Company logos also incorporate this so their brand feels appealing to customers, a good example is the Toyota logo.

I found a good article on this here: http://www.goldennumber.net/golden-ratio/
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/golden-ratio.html

Paul Thek - Questions&Answers

What do you read? How often?
Never judge a book by its cover. I like to think I read a very board range of books. I usually go to second hand book stalls and pick up a few different looking books and plunge into them. Some can be great, others not so but always read and read more. I'm always reading something every day, whether it be the current book I've bought or the daily newspaper.

What is your favourite colour?
Halloween colours:
Pantone 19-3217 TPX Shadow Purple
Pantone 16-0230 TCX Macaw Green
Pantone 17-1449 TPX Pureed Pumpkin

What annoys you most in others?
Being the man at the bus stop.

What is eternity?
An unforeseeable outcome. Something that never ends, never dies and is never seen.

What is the most difficult thing in life for you?
Not being able to express my interest in a subject.

What kind art do you like? Painting? Sculpture?
I don't think it's about pin pointing your full interest to one style, look or way of art, I think its more about expanding your interest in all areas of art and gaining knowledge over it all. Art cannot be contained therefore you haven't seen all the art out there, and by not seeing it all your mind should be wide open to all varieties of art. So this question is, in a way, unanswerable to me.

What in your life is your greatest source of pleasure?
Gaining knowledge, skills and greater understanding in all areas I involve myself in.

Essay - Making connections

Three words:

Perplexity
Innocent
Inaccessible

Three images:

Katerina Kamprani - The Uncomfortable

Ericailcane – La Foresta

Giuseppe Arcimboldo - Vertumnus

Order:

Katerina Kamprani - Perplexity - Ericailcane - Giuseppe Arcimboldo - Innocents -Inaccessible 

The Scream- Edvard Munch

100 Words

What the hell is that screaming? What in life is so bad that you have to scream out loud on an evening like this, watching the waves tap over each other and the sun sinking down into the unknown. Why scream? The piercing sound reaching my ears causing me to bow my head in utter confusion and pain. Wouldn't you do this in the comfort at your own home, a place quiet away from everyone? What pain causes this sound? Happiness even doesn't cause such a horrid high pitched scream. Breathe, take a minute to review yourself. Is there a reason good enough to distress yourself in this way? 

50 Words

What the hell is that screaming? What in life is so bad that you have to scream. Why scream? The piercing sound reaching my ears causing me to bow my head in utter confusion and pain. What pain causes this sound? Happiness even. Breathe, take a minute. Is there a reason good enough?

25 Words

Screaming? What in life is so bad? Why? To bow my head. Pain causes this. Happiness. Breathe. Is there a reason good enough?