A study of medieval Islamic art has shown some of its geometric patterns use principles established centuries later by modern mathematicians. Researchers in the US have found 15th Century examples that use the concept of quasicrystalline geometry.
This indicates intuitive understanding of complex mathematical formulae, even if the artisans had not worked out the underlying theory, the study says. The discovery is published in the journal Science.
The research shows an important breakthrough had occurred in Islamic mathematics and design by 1200.
"It's absolutely stunning," Harvard's Peter Lu said in an interview." (Read more)
1 comment:
Actually I'm not surprised at all.
Art has always been a medium for knowledge and wisdom. We might not always have understood, but it always was.
I am also an artist and I have often been told by other people who saw my works, that they recognize symbols of their own culture in my paintings.
Often they are symbols of protection(Sri Lanka) or of ancestor dwellings (Australia) or even symbols for peace and harmony that are used in otherplanetary cultures.
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