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Land Of The Ley, Grace Huddleston
Land Of The Ley, Grace Huddleston
Auctus: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship
The line separating phenomenon and science has become blurred in the investigation of ley lines. Ley lines can be described as “invisible” lines that link different places of interest and significance, either historical or geographical. This is a very loose definition, but it must remain vague, as it has to account for the various understandings of the lines. These individual interpretations are noted by Atkins Webster in his introduction to “Do Quasar Ley Lines Really Exist,” in which he states that “one supposition is that these ley lines were intended for some practical purpose, perhaps to mark a track or …
Methods In Visual Mathematics: Reductionism In Researching Mathematical Principles In Art, Lauren N. Colie
Methods In Visual Mathematics: Reductionism In Researching Mathematical Principles In Art, Lauren N. Colie
Auctus: The Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship
People traditionally rely on visual arts as an effective communication tool and medium of self-expression for when words fail to convey abstract concepts. Thera Mjaaland, anthropologist and professional photographer, writes, “Art is capable of negotiating conceptual gaps caused by a dichotomized epistemology” (393). In essence, Mjaaland asserts that art helps relate different modes of thinking by illustrating the abstract and difficult to grasp—privileging the communicative value of an image over that of text. Within this method of communication is a collection of works acknowledged by public consensus to be of an elevated status or value. The art world is deeply …