10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
[O02-01] The origin of life forms
- Starting from Leonardo's spiral that crosses art and science -
Keywords:Arts, morphology, spiral, Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance humanists, including Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519), viewed the microcosm in relation to the macrocosm. This was a view that became widely known as "Neo-Platonism,'' starting with the publication of "The Complete Works of Plato''.
The ancient Greek philosopher Plato (427-347 BC) discussed the connection between the human body and the universe through morphology and rhythm. The idea of comprehensively understanding "shape" through analogy was developed by the German biologist and philosopher Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1834 - 1919) and the German comparative anatomist Friedrich Konrad Eduard Wilhelm Ludwig. Klages, 1872 - 1956), and further to the Japanese study of morphology by Shigeo Miki.
Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749 - 1832) was the one who coined the term "morphology.'' Just as he pursued the common original form of shape, Leonardo da Vinci also Furthermore, he has attempted to integrate the "form'' of life by incorporating the wide range of time in the vast universe into the close-range sensation obtained through macroscopic dissection.
In 2018, the presenter stayed in France as a visiting professor at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris (ENSBA). At that time, we considered the relationship between "art and science" from the perspective of "artistic anatomy." "Art Anatomy" is a body of knowledge for applying the anatomical structures of living things, mainly the human body, to art production. In line with the demands of the times, the class was held under the title "Morphologie.'' The work evoked not only an anatomical understanding of the human body, but also the relationship between the human body and space.
The search for "life through nature'' was the source of Leonardo's creativity. He studied the "natural philosophy'' of living forms such as human anatomy, plants, animals, minerals, landforms, and mountains. His genius was not simply that he conducted research across multiple academic fields. Rather, it lies in deepening research by linking them in multiple ways. Furthermore, what was the source of Leonardo's creative image and what nurtured him was the belief that "nature must be our teacher''.
In the West, Art has a historical background of being associated with philosophy and science. In this presentation, I will present the historical flow of philosophy and science, which are connected to "Art" starting in ancient Greece, and extending from Rome and the Renaissance to the present day. Furthermore, from the viewpoint of Leonardo da Vinci, which goes back and forth between art and science, I would like to propose the fundamental image of life using the keyword "spiral.''
The ancient Greek philosopher Plato (427-347 BC) discussed the connection between the human body and the universe through morphology and rhythm. The idea of comprehensively understanding "shape" through analogy was developed by the German biologist and philosopher Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1834 - 1919) and the German comparative anatomist Friedrich Konrad Eduard Wilhelm Ludwig. Klages, 1872 - 1956), and further to the Japanese study of morphology by Shigeo Miki.
Goethe (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749 - 1832) was the one who coined the term "morphology.'' Just as he pursued the common original form of shape, Leonardo da Vinci also Furthermore, he has attempted to integrate the "form'' of life by incorporating the wide range of time in the vast universe into the close-range sensation obtained through macroscopic dissection.
In 2018, the presenter stayed in France as a visiting professor at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris (ENSBA). At that time, we considered the relationship between "art and science" from the perspective of "artistic anatomy." "Art Anatomy" is a body of knowledge for applying the anatomical structures of living things, mainly the human body, to art production. In line with the demands of the times, the class was held under the title "Morphologie.'' The work evoked not only an anatomical understanding of the human body, but also the relationship between the human body and space.
The search for "life through nature'' was the source of Leonardo's creativity. He studied the "natural philosophy'' of living forms such as human anatomy, plants, animals, minerals, landforms, and mountains. His genius was not simply that he conducted research across multiple academic fields. Rather, it lies in deepening research by linking them in multiple ways. Furthermore, what was the source of Leonardo's creative image and what nurtured him was the belief that "nature must be our teacher''.
In the West, Art has a historical background of being associated with philosophy and science. In this presentation, I will present the historical flow of philosophy and science, which are connected to "Art" starting in ancient Greece, and extending from Rome and the Renaissance to the present day. Furthermore, from the viewpoint of Leonardo da Vinci, which goes back and forth between art and science, I would like to propose the fundamental image of life using the keyword "spiral.''