Friday, October 07, 2005

Beauty a formula? The Golden Ratio

X^2=X-1. X= 1.6180339887 - the Golden Ratio

Found in nation and Art and all over. Why is this case?

What is Beauty? Is that a good question? Do we need to know what it is? Why is Beauty? Japanese have Wabi-sabi.

Others thougths:

My favourate: Beauty is nothing other than the promise of happiness. Stemdhal

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." Confusius

To know that what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms -- this knowledge, this feeling is at the center of true religiousness." Eistein

Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome, but, until they speak to the imagination, not yet beautiful." Emerson

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