Snider A.D. From STEM to STEAM: A Study of Art from the Perspective of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Springer, 2024. — 206 p.This book provides readers with an introductory overview of art from the perspective of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The author utilizes well-known and important works of art to demonstrate how STEM concepts apply to them. The book’s examples include a structural analysis of Michelangelo’s David. The author covers major breakthroughs in art history, such as the discovery of perspective. The book also discusses other important elements of art, such as color, from a scientific point of view. The author ensures that readers will understand the art terms used by comparing them with terms used in STEM fields of study.Preface
Structure of the Book
Choice of Subject Matter
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Other Books by the Author
Introduction
Sculpture
Michelangelo’s David
Estimating the Stress on David’s Knees
Transporting Michelangelo’s Sculptures
Other Davids
Other Michelangelos
Depictions of the Damned
Vasari
Michelangelo’s Rivals
Perspective
Examples of Perspective
Quantifying Perspective
Vector Analysis of Perspective
The Discovery of Perspective
Filippo Brunelleschi
Drawing in Perspective
Impossible Objects
Color Theory: Physics and Physiology
What is Light?
The Speed of Light
Wavelength, Frequency, and Color
Refraction
Dispersion
Frequency Analysis
The Eye
Additive Color Phenomena
Trichromatic Color Theory
Color Theory: Technology
Subtractive Mixing
Color Addition by Juxtaposition
Pointillism: Georges Seurat
The Munsell Color Tree
Amedeo Modigliani
Paul Cezanne
Vincent Willem van Gogh
Postface