The Interesting Math Behind The Famous Painting “The Starry Night”
See how Van Gogh’s turbulent mind depicted the complex concept of turbulent flows in his most famous painting.
The Starry Night is an oil on canvas painting that was painted in mid-June around 18 June 1889 by Dutch Post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh.
It’s a reflection of the view Vincent Van Gogh used to see from his east-facing window of the bedroom on the first floor of the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
Van Gogh was a misunderstood genius. He was critiqued for his paintings and only sold one painting, “The Red Vineyards Near Arles,” throughout his life. He had to depend on his brother Theo for a living. He painted The Starry Night at the climax of his life, but his work was acknowledged only after he died.
What’s Unique in The Starry Night?
The painting depicts the beauty of a view just before dawn. It shows that when art and science are put together correctly, they complement each other nicely. It’s a pictorial representation of the concept of turbulence.
The ability to recognize patterns and describe them is one of the most remarkable aspects of the human brain. Still, the concept of turbulent flow in fluid dynamics is the most intricate pattern…
