Sentence examples for mathematical proportion from inspiring English sources

A Pollock painting is harmonious but does not contain mathematical proportion".

Male celebrities often cited as an icon of beauty, in terms of mathematical proportion and symmetry, include David Beckham, the model David Gandy and Jude Law.

His earliest nudes nod in the direction of conformity to the rules of ancient sculpture and current theories of harmony and mathematical proportion, but during the 1520s Cranach developed a new interpretation of the female form.

We see da Vinci visualizing mighty ideas from the arts of peace to the science of war--great visions of the earth, the mystery of mathematical proportion in the design of the universe, detailed observations on the motion of waters, and meticulous reconstructions of how heart valves function, as well as his flying machine, tank, and giant crossbow.

8. Music assists him in the use of harmonic and mathematical proportion.

From an observer's perspective, the student was moving her hands in a mathematical proportion.

"There are very specific mathematical proportions," Mr. Lama said.

Different conductors have different pulse rates and their tempi are often mathematical proportions of this.

After Pythagoras' discovery that the harmonious intervals of the musical scale are audible expressions of basic mathematical proportions, it was a bedrock principle of Western thought that music is a pure reflection of cosmic order.

If the only thing that is clearly understandable in matter is mathematical proportions, then matter and spatial extension are the same a conclusion that Descartes did not hesitate to draw.

Music and architecture have made use of mathematical proportions throughout the history for the purpose of creating acoustic and visual forms.