ARCHITECTURE AND MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC SCIENTIFIC - EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL ON SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL-METHODICAL ASPECTS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AND DESIGNING WITH THE USAGE OF VIDEO AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES
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«AS IT IS IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH» or reflections on the circle and square… |
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M. Gorodova, Institute of Russian painting, Moscow, Russia
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| Abstract |
«Coincidentia oppositorum» - this paradigm presents a unique task that has always stood in front of a sacred art, aimed the transformation of the world invisible to the visible world by means of symbols, images, analogies. The basis of the geometry of the temple are two shapes - circle and square - embodied meaning of eternity and the cyclicality of the sky - the first, and stability and depth of the earth - the second. «The two simplest geometric shapes - said in a «Handbook for cleric» - a ball (circle) and a cube (square), covering the universe for the ancient consciousness, should have been reflected in art».
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squaring the circle, the symbolism of space, the law of analogy, the geometry and number in the architecture, proportion and harmony
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Article (RUS) |
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