Will_Heath

I don't understand Ron, you have agreed already to my understanding of your article, do you have an example of a forest with less than 10 trees and with an even number or not? I just figured since you are stating that it could be visually pleasing with an even number, that you have actually seen one that was.

(Did someone say something on IBC relating to this subject? I'm afraid that comment makes no sense to me at all.)



"Now we are at a point in this essay that we are able to ask a battery of questions or the "Ifs of numbers" First, if it is a truth in art; -
That odd numbers are used because they provide a more pleasing composition to the eye, than that provided by even numbers? Second,- Do even numbers in art provide a composure, an equanimity offered by a recall and self-possession of our own body symmetry Other questions flush forward in quick procession... Do odd numbers throw us off balance in art? Are odd numbers favored in art ( made by humans) put there just to provide separation of us from our own symmetrical bodies? Is the odd number passion, the even number reason? These are questions that ask "Why is it beautiful?" or more precisely "Why is it numbered so as to seem beautiful?" Our creative solutions can be as unlimited as desire, each new "solution" expanding our thoughts over the old "solution"; like an "arch form" offering more than a "post and lintel" form, the odd number in art comes forward to offer itself as a simple yet complete solution, an alternative to the even number.
We can compound things even further by considering fractions. What irrational notions of creativity can be brought forth by the use of fractions? So fractions or odd numbers provide the lesson that the irrational can always lurk beneath the rational, always ever-ready to break forth and flourish? What fruitage of thought can we collect from these numbers and their meanings?" - Carol Sutton


Anyhow, the use of odd numbers in art predates all of us, Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh all knew this from instinct or instruction. It is mentioned often, shown more, below are a few examples.

Monet
Monet
Monet
Van Gogh
Van Gogh
Van Gogh


Will