Quarter 3: Journal 3- ART as math

Since we touched base on this in class quite a few times, and had a scored discussion on it, this may seem redundant... or trite... or simply a vie for another journal entry. While the latter is true, my perspective on this topic has changed a bit, since hearing the arguments of Sean Berrodin, the Aurora High School art teacher. Despite being an artist, his adamant point of view remains that math is the closest of the subjects to art. While I used to disagree, saying that numbers have no real value unless applied, and numbers applied to real life don't contribute to art, he says that the mind must be creative in order to percieve and understand math at a deep level. Therefore, the creative mind, creatively using math to create things is therefore... creative, and henceforth art. While I'm still skeptic, mainly because I think that I'm awful at art, yet good at math, I see his point of view, and it does make me reconsider my own viewpoint. However, there is the argument coming from Miranda Amey and Chloe Staargaard. (Not so much Chloe anymore, since she talked to Berrodin). Anyway, they claim(ed) that art is emotional, because it's a portrayal of the artist's emotions. Math cannot be emotional, because all numbers are given rules that must be used when trying to portray things, whether it be proofs or applications, with them. Considering this argument, I completely agree. Conclusively, however, I am more open to the viewpoint that math could be seen as an art form, rather than my static view of art and math being so dissociated.