tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post4603559003615648736..comments2023-10-14T02:24:04.900-07:00Comments on This Day In Science Fiction: 18 February 2013Prof. Hubbardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-61110667131169413002013-02-18T16:30:14.328-08:002013-02-18T16:30:14.328-08:00I accept that there is pretty math, but I've a...I accept that there is pretty math, but I've always thought that calling Bach "mathematical" downplayed how good he was at coming up with a pretty tune, which is a lot more about understanding the emotional tug than the clever ways to turn a small inspiration into a long piece. <br /><br />And yes, we have the whole fractal thing as well with shapes repeated at different sizes, but I am totally NOT buying into viscosity being the key to all.<br /><br />No, I hadn't heard about the celestaphone. Thanks for the tip and thanks for stopping by.<br />Prof. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-86577720453647463892013-02-18T15:23:13.682-08:002013-02-18T15:23:13.682-08:00incidentaqlly, dali himself was no stranger to mat...incidentaqlly, dali himself was no stranger to mathematically inspired art with his tesseract 'cross', his affine transformed elephants, and his anamorphs.clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12580289364384467534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-18326411771837489902013-02-18T15:21:13.390-08:002013-02-18T15:21:13.390-08:00i dunno. to some degree, he sounds pretty accurate...i dunno. to some degree, he sounds pretty accurate. the bit about math and bach? douglas hofstadter territory, as well as many experiments in computer generated baroque music. the cauliflower bit sounds like he may have intuited something about fractals. in any case, art and math may not have completely merged but consider the vogues of escher prints and fractals - not to mention the remarkable youtube videos of vi hart and make magazine's mathematical mondays. i don't know if the artists of 2001 qualify as 'awakened', but they are certainly aware of the things dali mentioned. incidentally, have you heard about the celestaphone? it's a one of a kind xylophone made of metal from meteors.clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12580289364384467534noreply@blogger.com