Fig 1 (Leonardo Da vinci: Helicopter and Lifting wing)
Fig 2 (Leonardo Da vinci : Vitruvian Man)
Fig 3 (Leonardo Da vinci : The study of graduations of shadows on spheres)
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Fig 4 (Ilya Kabakov: The man who flew into space from his apartment)
Kabakovs installation 'the man who...' (fig 4) When trying to think of 'the mans' mind set whilst inventing, I became interested in the doodles/drawings he has above the diorama on the left handside of the photo, one in particular conjured up the image of Leonardo Da vinci's Vitruvian man (fig 2)
Leonardo Da vinci is not only a known artist but also inventor, engineer and scientist.
Leonardo's Journals
Leonardo's Journals
'Leonardo's studies in science and engineering are as impressive and innovative as his artistic work, recorded in notebooks comprising some 13,000 pages of notes and drawings, which fuse art and natural philosophy (the forerunner of modern science). These notes were made and maintained daily throughout Leonardo's life and travels, as he made continual observations of the world around him.
The journals are mostly written in mirror-image cursive. The reason may have been more a practical expediency than for reasons of secrecy as is often suggested. Since Leonardo wrote with his left hand, it is probable that it was easier for him to write from right to left'
The images in fig 1,2 and 3 are taken from Da vinci's journals and show some of his experiments including his project which looked like a helicopter (fig 1) which has angles/shape similar to 'the mans' contraption.
Kabakovs installation and Da vinci's Journal drawings (fig 1,2 & 3) all have recurring symetrical angles, these are strongly reflected in the drawings on 'the mans' wall, with Da vinci's journals and love for inventing, engineering and flying machines/contraptions, are these similarities just a coincidence?
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