Comments on: Math in art – Hokusai’s “The Wave” http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/math-in-art-hokusais-the-wave/595 Mathematics, learning, computing, travel - and whatever... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:08:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mattingly http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/math-in-art-hokusais-the-wave/595/comment-page-1#comment-396501 Mattingly Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:10:37 +0000 http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/math-in-art-hokusais-the-wave/595#comment-396501 I much prefer inrofmaitve articles like this to that high brow literature. I much prefer inrofmaitve articles like this to that high brow literature.

]]> By: Brett http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/math-in-art-hokusais-the-wave/595/comment-page-1#comment-288337 Brett Mon, 17 May 2010 14:20:54 +0000 http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/math-in-art-hokusais-the-wave/595#comment-288337 Really fascinating piece. A favourite of mine because I lived in Japan for a few years too. (Kyoto city.) I will use this with my IB Theory of Knowledge class. Many thanks. Great site allround. I also used the Beauty in maths page.Wonderful too. Really fascinating piece. A favourite of mine because I lived in Japan for a few years too. (Kyoto city.) I will use this with my IB Theory of Knowledge class.

Many thanks. Great site allround. I also used the Beauty in maths page.Wonderful too.

]]> By: Murray http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/math-in-art-hokusais-the-wave/595/comment-page-1#comment-8604 Murray Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:04:19 +0000 http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/math-in-art-hokusais-the-wave/595#comment-8604 Thanks, Vinod. I meant to mention the right-to-left aspect, but forgot. Actually, an observer's eye usually goes to the largest and brightest object in any image. For me, it's the crest of the wave. Thanks, Vinod. I meant to mention the right-to-left aspect, but forgot.

Actually, an observer’s eye usually goes to the largest and brightest object in any image. For me, it’s the crest of the wave.

]]> By: Vinod http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/math-in-art-hokusais-the-wave/595/comment-page-1#comment-8596 Vinod Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:16:51 +0000 http://www.squarecirclez.com/blog/math-in-art-hokusais-the-wave/595#comment-8596 Apparently, Japanese people will "read" the painting differently. They would look at it from right to left, and with the strong cultural association, focus on Fuji-san as the main feature. The effect of the painting would be of a waving crashing onto the face of the viewer. I guess you could flip the image so that we left-to-rightists can see what Hokusai intended. Apparently, Japanese people will “read” the painting differently. They would look at it from right to left, and with the strong cultural association, focus on Fuji-san as the main feature.

The effect of the painting would be of a waving crashing onto the face of the viewer. I guess you could flip the image so that we left-to-rightists can see what Hokusai intended.

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