Abstract visualisations of mathematical notions : the conflict between rationalism and empiricism.
‘Mathematics transcends individual civilizations and specific languages. It is one large system of logic – a kind of universal language’ (Reed). If truth can wholly be fathomed through empirical means, there would not exist such an extent of irresolvable mathematical paradoxes. Essentially, the mind...
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| author | Chew, Kia Hwee. |
| author2 | Joan Marie Kelly |
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| description | ‘Mathematics transcends individual civilizations and specific languages. It is one large system of logic – a kind of universal language’ (Reed). If truth can wholly be fathomed through empirical means, there would not exist such an extent of irresolvable mathematical paradoxes. Essentially, the mind cannot rationally resolve the conundrums of the universe as Man have been conditioned to logically understand the phenomena world through sensory perception. Philosophers have addressed this age-old topic concerning the debates between the Rationalists and Empiricists at length for millenniums. What is the significance of this contention to the sphere of visual art? How far then can the amalgamation of mathematics (reason) and art (sensation) forge new frontiers for abstract contemplation? Can this abstract form of reasoning also provide an alternative domain for Man to peer intuitively into the veils of nature? |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/523222019-12-10T12:27:18Z Abstract visualisations of mathematical notions : the conflict between rationalism and empiricism. Chew, Kia Hwee. Joan Marie Kelly School of Art, Design and Media DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Visual arts ‘Mathematics transcends individual civilizations and specific languages. It is one large system of logic – a kind of universal language’ (Reed). If truth can wholly be fathomed through empirical means, there would not exist such an extent of irresolvable mathematical paradoxes. Essentially, the mind cannot rationally resolve the conundrums of the universe as Man have been conditioned to logically understand the phenomena world through sensory perception. Philosophers have addressed this age-old topic concerning the debates between the Rationalists and Empiricists at length for millenniums. What is the significance of this contention to the sphere of visual art? How far then can the amalgamation of mathematics (reason) and art (sensation) forge new frontiers for abstract contemplation? Can this abstract form of reasoning also provide an alternative domain for Man to peer intuitively into the veils of nature? Bachelor of Fine Arts 2013-05-06T02:46:17Z 2013-05-06T02:46:17Z 2013 2013 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52322 en Nanyang Technological University 30 p. application/pdf |
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