RecursionRecursion,, VariationVariation, , SymmetrySymmetry

&&

SurvivalSurvival

Another Big IdeaAnother Big Idea

!

Another Big IdeaAnother Big Idea

Another Big IdeaAnother Big Idea

!Look for the

BIG-EYED-DEER

Another Big IdeaAnother Big Idea

!Ahem… Look for the

BIG IDEA

Van Gough’s BarberVan Gough’s BarberAESTHETICS

AESTHETICS

Today: The Parthenon in Athens

AESTHETICS

AESTHETICS

Today: The Parthenon in Athens (Int.)

Capitol Rotunda

The White House

U.S. Supreme Court

The ’Burbs

Rendition of the ParthenonRendition of the Parthenon

““Beauty is Truth and Truth Beauty, That is All Ye Know on Earth and All Beauty is Truth and Truth Beauty, That is All Ye Know on Earth and All

Ye Need to Know.” KeatsYe Need to Know.” Keats

A Post-Modern A Post-Modern Journey TowardJourney Toward

TruthTruthand and

Advice forAdvice for ProgressProgress

STATICSTATIC &&

DYNAMICDYNAMIC

QUALITYQUALITY

Two ArchetypesTwo Archetypes

STATICSTATICSameSame

StableStableStatus QuoStatus Quo

ThemeThemeLogicalLogicalChorusChorus

ClassicalClassicalEstablishmentEstablishment

PastPastRecursiveRecursive

FiniteFiniteTraditionalTraditional

SymmetricalSymmetricalRepublican ?Republican ?

STATICSTATICSameSame

StableStableStatus QuoStatus Quo

ThemeThemeLogicalLogicalChorusChorus

ClassicalClassicalEstablishmentEstablishment

PastPastRecursiveRecursive

FiniteFiniteTraditionalTraditional

SymmetricalSymmetricalRepublican ?Republican ?

DYNAMICDYNAMICDifferentDifferentUnstableUnstableChangeChangePlotPlotEmotionalEmotionalVerseVerseRomanticRomanticPopulistPopulistFutureFutureLinearLinearInfiniteInfiniteUntradtionalUntradtionalAmorphousAmorphousDemocrat ?Democrat ?

STATICSTATIC DYNAMICDYNAMIC

TASK: Provide an archetypal analysis of this scene using the meaning of the circular and spiral imagery in your interpretation.

STATICSTATIC DYNAMICDYNAMIC

OrderOrder

RevolutionRevolution

GovernmentGovernment

HeadHead

HeartHeartLivingLiving DeadDead

BackBackFrontFront

MonarchyMonarchy

DemocracyDemocracy

KidsKids

StagnationStagnation

ChaosChaos

HomeHome

CollegeCollege

RestRest

WorkWork ContentContent

FormForm

Coke ®Coke ®

Pepsi ®Pepsi ®

STAGNATIONSTAGNATION

CHAOSCHAOS

OROR DEATHDEATH

WHO SAID IT? WHO SAID IT?

“In the survival of favoured individuals and races, during the constantly-recurring struggle for existence, we see a powerful and ever-acting form of selection.”

Charles Darwin (1809-1892)(1809-1892)

“In the survival of favoured individuals and races, during the constantly-recurring struggle for existence, we see a powerful and ever-acting form of selection.”

Nature’s PARADOXNature’s PARADOX::

The The ORDERORDER is is dependant on dependant on

CHANGE.CHANGE.

Much like atMuch like at

The The ORDERORDER is also is also dependant on dependant on

CHANGECHANGE

AUXESIS

I wish I had an

MUTATIONMUTATION

RECURSIONRECURSION andand

VARIATIONVARIATION

IN NATUREIN NATURE

Q:Q: If we If we could could seesee an echo, an echo, what would what would it look it look like?like?

SYNESTHESIASYNESTHESIA

RecursionRecursion

is the property or qualityis the property or quality

of self-reference.of self-reference.

RecursionRecursion is the is the ULTIMATE ULTIMATE

EXTREMEEXTREME in SYMMETRY in SYMMETRY

Any original Any original variation is variation is

duplicated and duplicated and never changesnever changes..

TONY SAYS…TONY SAYS…

Q:Q: Which literary Which literary term is the most term is the most recursive?recursive?

( ( TWO POINTS to YOU if you are the first to raise your hand and

answer correctly… ) )

STYLE ALERT!

STYLE ALERT!

A:A:

EpizeuxisEpizeuxis

Symmetry

Dolly the sheep clone dies young

The first clone The first clone was named, was named, after me…after me…

‘Cause I’m Number One!

It was called It was called

Dolly Lamb “A”Dolly Lamb “A”

Scientists Succeed in Cloning Human Embryo

Most cloning is carried out by a process known as nuclear

transfer, where the nucleus is removed from an egg and

replaced with the nucleus of the animal to be cloned. Here, the nucleus is removed from a cell.

NPR’S All Things Considered February 12, 2004

 

Click for Fractal Video

Development II 1939 woodcut in brown, grey-green and black, printed from 3 blocksIterative

Click for Self-Recursion loop

All M.C. Escher works © Cordon Art-Baarn-the Netherlands

Transcript of scene from Being John Malkovich

Malkovich: Excuse me, exactly what type of service does this company provide?Man: You get to be John Malkovich for 15 minutes. 200 clams.Malkovich: I see(Malkovich runs to the front of the line. Man shouts “And no cutting, by the way!” A fight ensues, Craig breaks it up)Craig: Break it up, Break it up! Oh, I hope we didn’t hurt youMalkovich: Get inside! What the hell is going on?Craig: John! Mr. Malkovich! Sir! (Maxine laughs) . . . Mr. Malkovich I think I can explainMalkovich: Yeah! Explain!Craig: My name is Craig Schwartz, and we operate a little business here that simulates for our clientele the experience, well, well, of being you, actually.Malkovich: Simulates?Craig: Yeah, after a fashion.Malkovich: What exactly does that mean?Craig: Well, it’s hard to describe.Malkovich: I want to do it, then.Craig: Well, I’m sure it pales in comparison to the actual experience.Malkovich: I WANT TO DO IT!Craig: Well, right now, Mr. Hiroshi is in the tubeMaxine: Let him do it, Craig.Craig: Of course, right this way Mr. Malkovich, compliments of the house.(Malkovich enters his “portal”)Craig: What happens when a man goes in his own portal?Maxine: We’ll see…

(Malkovich is sucked down the tube and enters his own mind)

(Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich

Malkovich )

SCHNAPPSZAHL???SCHNAPPSZAHL???

Recursion, Symmetry and NumeralsRecursion, Symmetry and Numerals

SCHNAPPSZAHL isSCHNAPPSZAHL is

A German word for a number containing A German word for a number containing a striking pattern of unexpected a striking pattern of unexpected symmetry.symmetry.

We have no English counterpart.We have no English counterpart.

Recursion, Symmetry and NumeralsRecursion, Symmetry and Numerals

SCHNAPPSZAHLSCHNAPPSZAHLA German word for a number containing a A German word for a number containing a striking pattern of unexpected symmetrystriking pattern of unexpected symmetry : :

Birthdate: Birthdate: 04-04-4404-04-44

Time: Time: 11:11 a.m.11:11 a.m.

Price tag: Price tag: $19.91$19.91

Recursion, Symmetry and NumeralsRecursion, Symmetry and Numerals

TAXTAXSYNSYN

What is…What is…

1 a : the way in which linguistic elements (as words) are put together to form constituents (as phrases or clauses)

…

2 : a connected or orderly system : harmonious arrangement of parts or elements

TAXTAXSYNSYN

Merriam-Webster

Dictionary

συν

TOGETHER

ΤαξιςSEQUENCE /

ORDER

TAXTAXSYNSYN

SYNTAX: from the Greek roots…

Symmetry, Recursion and SYNTAXSymmetry, Recursion and SYNTAX

TASK:TASK: Create a creative, Create a creative, artistic rendering of your artistic rendering of your

assigned literary term. Your assigned literary term. Your artwork must clearly reflect artwork must clearly reflect

the symmetry denoted in the the symmetry denoted in the term.term.

AESTHETICS

AESTHETICS

alliteration alliteration anadiplosisanadiplosisanaphora anaphora assonance assonance auxesis auxesis blank verse blank verse chiasmuschiasmusepistrophe epistrophe

iambiamb

diazeugma diazeugma prozeugmaprozeugmahypozeugmahypozeugmaepizeuxis epizeuxis polysyndeton polysyndeton palindrome palindrome trocheetrochee

TASK: Create an artistic rendering of your assigned term. Your TASK: Create an artistic rendering of your assigned term. Your artwork MUST clearly reflect the symmetry denoted in the term.artwork MUST clearly reflect the symmetry denoted in the term.

Symmetry, Recursion and SYNTAXSymmetry, Recursion and SYNTAX

SymmetrySymmetry&&

VARIATIONVARIATION

IN NATUREIN NATURE

Symmetry

Symmetry in nature

Symmetry without Recursion?

Symmetry without Recursion?

The Persistence of Memory

1931

Salvador DaliSurrealist Painter

(1904-1989)

Why might Why might underlying underlying form be so form be so

innately innately appealing to appealing to

us?us?

LIGHT, SOUNDLIGHT, SOUND&&

MATTER haveMATTER have

CommonCommon OriginsOrigins

METAPHYSICS

METAPHYSICS

BIG EYEDEA from PLATO:BIG EYEDEA from PLATO:

Man, nature and the universe are connected in orderly ways not readily apparent to the senses.

BIG EYEDEA ???

Q: Q: What did the What did the Dalai Lama Dalai Lama say to the say to the

hotdog vendor?hotdog vendor?

A:A: Make Make me One me One

with with everything.everything.

?

A Salvador-Dali-Llama

And another…

BIG IDEA:BIG IDEA:

Man, nature and the universe are connected in orderly ways not readily apparent to the senses.

SynesthesiaSynesthesia: from the Greek roots

synsyn (together)

aesthesisaesthesis (perception)

Now it’s time for a poem Now it’s time for a poem that that reallyreally stinks… stinks…

Ties can be loudTies can be loud

Cheese can be sharpCheese can be sharp

A note can Bb .A note can Bb .

But can you smell a But can you smell a rraaiinnbbooww harp? harp?

““SYNESTHESIA”SYNESTHESIA”

CHROMATICCHROMATIC

 1. A musical scale ascending or descending by semitones (half-steps).

2. Anything relating to or produced by color.

 

CHROMATICCHROMATIC

  1. A1. A musical scale musical scale ascending or ascending or descending by semitones (half-steps). descending by semitones (half-steps).

2. Anything relating to or produced by 2. Anything relating to or produced by colorcolor..   —   — ORIGIN ORIGIN GreekGreek khromatikoskhromatikos, from , from khromakhroma ‘colour, chromatic scale’. ‘colour, chromatic scale’.

 

CHROMATICCHROMATIC

 1. A musical scale ascending or descending by semitones (half-steps).

2. Anything relating to or produced by color.   — ORIGIN Greek khromatikos, from khroma ‘colour, chromatic scale’.

 

Sound n’ colors have always been “tied”

together.BOTH are

measured in WAVELENGTHS

.

Ya.

Even Zins Zee Beeg Bang.

Very Distraughtening from Lumpy Gravy

I HEAR YOU’VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH PIGS AND PONIES…

Everything in the universe is, is, is made of one element,Which is a note, a single note.Atoms are really vibrations, you know.Which are extensions of the big note, everything’s one note.Everything, even the ponies.The note, however, is the ultimate power,…

You mean just we know that?

Right!

Frank ZappaPost-Modern Composer

(1940-1993)

SEEING SOUNDSEEING SOUND 

W. KandinksyW. Kandinksy

(1866-1944)(1866-1944)

Arnold SchoenbergArnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)(1874-1951)

Arnold Schoenberg Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)(1874-1951)

Yes, there really Yes, there really isis symmetry and balance symmetry and balance

in this “mess.”in this “mess.”

Modernist Composer

AESTHETICS

AESTHETICS

Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)

A key signature is a traditional way of

establishing order in a composition

allowing for uniform harmony among

instruments.

Modernist Composer

Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)

But the key thing, is that there is no key…

Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)

…signature in my atonal music.

Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)

AA

TONALTONAL

From Greek:. a-, short for apo "away from."

Gk. tonos "vocal pitch, raising of voice, accent, key in music," originally "a stretching, taut string.”

Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)

Q: So, without using the old rules, how can a modernist composer

create order and avoid total chaos?

Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)

A: Go back to nature as the Greeks did, but this time, look around for some new natural,

proportional rules to follow.

Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)

12-Tone Scale

Modernist Composer

Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)

Original tone row in “Prime Form” from Suite, Opus 25, Schoenberg

Retrograde Form

Notes are in reverse as in

a mirror image.

Retrograde Inverted Form

“Backwards and Upside Down”

Inverted Form

“Upside Down”

Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)

Original

Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)

Must a work Must a work sound or look sound or look prettypretty for it for it

to be to be beautifulbeautiful??

What’s the BIG What’s the BIG IDEA?IDEA?

Opus 25

Arnold Schoenberg

(1874-1951)

Nope.Opus 25

And being BEAUTIFUL does not

necessarily mean…

… being

Pretty.

““Let no one Let no one ever come ever come

to you without to you without leaving better leaving better and happier. ”and happier. ”

Beautiful 1910-1997Beautiful 1910-1997