Window ArtWindow ArtGeometricGeometric

IB ConceptsIB Concepts

• Unit Question: Why and how do we create?

• Content Question: In what ways has

geometry influenced art? • AoI: Human Ingenuity

PurposePurpose

The purpose of the project is to improve student understanding and to apply concepts of geometry and measurement, such as area and perimeter. It will also encourage student appreciation of geometric applications and principles that influence art.

Stained GlassStained Glass

• Inspiration for this project• Aesthetically pleasing• Realistic applications of geometry• Date back to medieval times

Medieval GlassMedieval Glass

Stained glass windows as we know them,

became prolific when elaborate Christian

church building began.

By the 10th century, depictions of Christ

and biblical scenes were found in French and

German churches and decorative designs

found in England.

Rose WindowRose Window

• Circular stained glass window

• The rose window is one of the most

ornate and characteristic features of

medieval architecture, especially of the

French Gothic.

• Can be seen in many countries including:

– Australia

– England

– Italy

– France

Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright

• American architect (1867-1959)• Recognized in 1991 by the

American Institute of Architects as

"the greatest American architect of all time“

• Modern example of stained glass• The simple geometric shapes combine to

make very complex and intricate windows

Connection to GeometryConnection to Geometry

Many shapes and designs are evident in

stained glass windows, from highly elaborate

and varied patterns, to geometric and

repetitive designs.

Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not

only truth, but also supreme beauty.

Bertrand Russell