Something that a malformed person might look like after an accident. While research still shows that beauty is not solely based on phi, we can try to recreate a face in the wrong proportions or an off-ratio and we will end up with something ugly. Studies of attractiveness have backed up the theory of the existence of golden ratio in the facial construct of humans. I mentioned earlier that patterns of the golden ratio can be found in human beauty and in the natural things around us. Since we’re here to talk about design and aesthetics, let’s start with the least technical - Natural Beauty. If you care about the math, check wikipedia. The golden ratio is represented with φ (phi) which can also be used as its mathematical constant 1.618 also known as the golden number. Although this can also lead to the argument on what is close enough to the irrational ratio to be considered definitely using it.Sheldon Cooper with golden spiral t-shirtsįirst, what is the golden ratio? mathematically, it is the representation of two quantities with the same ratio as the ratio of their sum to the larger of both quantites. While the ratios of the sections of each violin might not perfectly match the ratio of 1.618, Antonio Stradivari designed his violins in such a way to fit the ratio as much as possible. The design of the violin displays use of the golden section (Meisner). The Stradivarius violins are famous for their tonal quality and sought after even today. However, it is really up to the audience’s opinion on whether or not that note sounds right in the piece. To some ears, that note doesn’t sound quite right with the entire piece because it is surrounded by Fibonacci numbers. Gend’s paper includes a piece that was composed intentionally with Fibonacci numbers in mind and has one note that isn’t a Fibonacci number. Gend’s paper even goes far enough to say that when listening to a piece that consists of notes that are Fibonacci numbers, a note that is not a Fibonacci number sounds out of place and unnatural (Van Gend). Chopin’s Prelude in C is a piece that fascinatingly has proportions that consist with Fibonacci numbers and also has the climax at the golden mean, but again there isn’t concrete evidence that Chopin knew anything about these important numbers and proportions (David Bruce Composer). There have been discussions that Bartok applied the golden ratio in his piece Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta. Howat claims that a piece of music’s proportional balance might not be instinctively noticed, but the lack of well-structured balance would be immediately noticeable (Howat, 1). However, there isn’t demonstrative proof that Debussy knew of the ratios existence (David Bruce Composer). Roy Howat claims that Debussy masterfully used the golden ratio to compose some of his famous works. While there is arguments on whether or not composers intentionally used the golden ratio and Fibonacci numbers in their pieces, their perceived existence does go along with the idea that humans are naturally drawn to such numbers and patterns.ĭr. Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio show up in musical compositions. The golden ratio, whether by accident or with intent, found its way into music. For the purpose of investigating the application of the golden ratio, this section will focus on music. The golden ratio has many applications, it can be found in nature, the perception of beauty, the arts, architecture, and much more.
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