I read an article entitled "Leonardo Da Vinci & Science, Observation, Empiricism, and Mathematics" by Austin Cline of atheism.about.com. This articles tells about Leonardo da Vinci as an artist at the same time a scientist. It says that Leonardo believed that a good artist should be a good scientist, because an artist cannot produce color, texture, dept and proportion. It is also said that Leonardo Da Vinci was very passionate when it comes to sounds, time, numbers, weight, space, etc. One of his famous work was the Vitruvian Man, it was a drawing of Leonardo that demonstrate the proportions of the human body. The author said "His role in Renaissance Humanism, and also of course his role in the history of art -- humanism is not just a philosophy of logic and science, but also of life and aesthetics."
Leonardo da Vinci, an artist, at the same time a scientist. He has a different kind of thinking. He proved that there is a big connection between art and science.
I also read another article entitled "Leonardo da Vinci, Neuroscientist" by Jonathan
Pevsner of scientificamerican.com. This article tells about the ideas and things that Leonardo made in his life. It says that Leonardo was an accomplished musician, entertainer, scientist, artist, etc.He wrote his ideas in his notes, further more it says that hundred of his notes and anatomical drawing was unpublished. He sketched anatomical features based on his direct observations. It also says that he study he brain sensory and how mind functions. "The archetypal Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci draws wide admiration for his unequaled range of intellectual passions", the author said.
I like the way he put his ideas and observations in his note detail by detail. His notes give us the idea on how he study things only by his direct observations. Also, as an ABMA student, he encourages me to practice and draw anatomical drawing too.
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