In
our discussion on September 25, 2013, we spoke about the topic art of perspective.
I view infinity to be completely on perspective because how one person can look
at an object or idea one way, another person could be looking at it from a complete
different angle. An interesting topic that Mr. Carter spoke about was
congruence in paintings. Originally, artists just put people or objects
together in any format, even if the ratios were completely off. Then, painters
started to use different skills and practices to make paintings more flush and
fit together with harmony. What also amazed me was the fact that drawing lines
to a specific point, (the vanishing point) which meets with the horizon line,
can create an optical illusion that seems to go on infinitely.
Another
topic of discussion was the "Hamman Hotel" conundrum. Looking at the
problem from different angles, we as class tried to find a way to get an infinite
amount of people into the infinite roomed hotel. In the beginning, we started
off with one infinite bus of people. The solution was not as difficult to solve, but as
more buses were added to the equation, the solutions became harder to do.
Finally, when we thought the riddle was solved we were hit with an infinite
amount of buses. We were stumped until we visually saw a way to conquer the
problem and simply concluding that when talking about infinite it is best to
start with the instead of the beginning. It is an interesting way of viewing
infinity when there is no theoretical end, right?
The artistic impression of infinity is really interesting. It is amazing to see how the idea of infinity could come form different perspectives. This to me is similar to the mathematical explanation using the "Infinite Hotel Rooms" illustrated by Prof. Hamman; similar in the sense that they have to do with creating solutions to problems. When there was a finite number of people that came to the hotel, the manager experienced no problem in lodging them into rooms. When an infinite number begin to come, it seems initially that there is no possible way of lodging everyone into a room but then just like I pointed out in class with one of my manifestations of infinity, creativity is infinite, solutions came. Man will always be able to create a way or find a solution to every challenge. And just like Juan has stated, there is no theoretical end to the different perspectives of infinity.
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