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Akshaya Tritiya

Also known as Akti or Akha Teej, the festival of Akshaya Tritiya is celebrated by Hindus and Jains around the world and believed to be one of the most auspicious occasions. "Akshaya" means "never diminishing" and the term "Tritiya" signifies the third day of the illuminated half of Vaishakha month. May this Akshaya Tritiya light up for you the hopes of happy times and dreams for a year full of smiles! Wishing you a very Happy Akshaya Tritiya!!! According to the Hindu calendar, Akshaya Tritiya falls on the third tithi (lunar day) of Shukla Paksha of the Vaishakha month. Going by the Gregorian calendar, it falls somewhere around April and May.This year 2022, it falls on Tuesday (May 3).

ART IN ARCHITECTURE

Art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

to create a space/ surrounding which brings a positive and pleasing impact on the user's soul

Agra
Taj Mahal, Agra
Photo by: yosratawakol

To beautify a structure.

   

Jaipur
Hawa Mahal, Jaipur
Photo by: Dishari De

Tiling

Traditional Door
Ornate wooden door, Jaipur
Photo by: Annie Spratt

Occur in many settings 

Have a rich mathematical structure

Examples

Using Regular Polygons

Penrose Tiling

Escher Tessellations

Symmetry

Lotus temple, Delhi
Photo by: Harmeet9000


In art:

o often used as an aesthetic element

o a kind of balance in which the corresponding parts are not necessarily alike but only similar.

o Generally is a balance between various parts of an object.

o Several examples of symmetry in painting.

Geometry & Islamic Art

Islamic Art
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
Photo by: Dan Gold


o Prohibition from making representations of people in holy sites

o Developed an instantly recognizable aesthetic based on:

Calligraphy

Arabesque (vegetal, plants patterns)

Geometrical shapes (repeated tiling)

Islamic art
Ceiling of The Blue Mosque, Istanbul
Photo by: Stephen

Higher Order Geometry and Topology: Escher

Vessel, New York
Architect: Thomas Heatherwick
Photo by: Juliana Malta

Fractals

Infinitely complex patterns that are self-similar across different scales.

The mathematics of fractals has been used to show that the reason why existing buildings have universal appeal and are visually satisfying is because they provide the viewer with a sense of scale at different viewing distances.

In Hindu temples such as the Virupaksha temple at Hampi, the parts and the whole have the same character.

Hampi
Sree Virupaksha Temple, Hampi
Photo by: Maitreyi Bhatnagar

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