Nature: Vincent van Gogh is known for his chaotic paintings and similarly tumultuous state of mind. Now a mathematical analysis of his works reveals that the stormy patterns in many of his paintings [The Starry Night (1889), Road with Cypress and Star (1890), and Wheat Field with Crows (1890)] are uncannily like real turbulence, as seen in swirling water or the air from a jet engine.
"We think that van Gogh had a unique ability to depict turbulence in periods of prolonged psychotic agitation," says physicist Jose Luis Aragon. Click here (mirror) to read the whole story.
"We think that van Gogh had a unique ability to depict turbulence in periods of prolonged psychotic agitation," says physicist Jose Luis Aragon. Click here (mirror) to read the whole story.
Mahalanobis - am 2006-07-09 12:26 - Rubrik: NatScience
