A STUDY OF THE VITRUVIAN MAN IMPLICIT MEANING TO THE ART SCIENCE THAT DEALS WITH PROPORTION, GEOMETRIC SHAPES

Abstract

The Vitruvian Man, draw by Leonardo da Vinci, is a drawing of the human body and geometric figures. There are described above and below the image, showing the perfection, standard of accuracy of body proportions set by Da Vinci. This painting influenced artists of the Renaissance, which linkage of knowledge in proportion and geometric shape. This study aimed to analyze the implicit meaning of the Vitruvian Man paintings, study the developments of the arts related to the proportion and geometric shape by gathering information from interviews, documents in Thailand and abroad to analyze the data. The Vitruvian Man is a combination of science and art can express facts through the form of neutral geometry. In education, the developments of the arts related to the proportion and geometric shapes which show that the origin of creativity leads to the rationale and new theory, it has demonstrated its value through its being used until today. The study found the benefit of using data to analyze the creation of things, especially in the field of kinesiology, which are relevant to The Vitruvian Man and creators are able to integrate existing knowledge.