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Susan Convery Foltz
Susan Convery Foltz

This is an art lesson on the use of the Golden Mean as a compositional tool.

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The Golden Mean By Susan Convery Foltz Broward College EPI 003 Technology February 8, 2009
The Golden Mean ,[object Object],[object Object]
How to Calculate the Golden Mean: ,[object Object],[object Object],A Golden Rectangle
Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Mean ,[object Object],[object Object],A Fibonacci Sequence A Golden Sequence
To Create a Golden Spiral ,[object Object]
Examples of Golden Spirals found in nature
The Golden Mean in Art ,[object Object],[object Object]
The Golden Mean in Music and Architecture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Famous Artists and the Golden Mean ,[object Object],[object Object]
More Artists who used the Golden Mean Georges Seurat Henri Cartier-Bresson Piet Mondrian
Your Assignment: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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The Golden Mean