New Vitruvian Woman #2 is a photograph by Jim Dowdalls which was uploaded on April 4th, 2014.
New Vitruvian Woman #2
This illustration pays homage to the famous drawing Vitruvian Man by Leonardo Da Vinci. In the drawing, Da Vinci portrays the proportions of man, or... more
by Jim Dowdalls
Title
New Vitruvian Woman #2
Artist
Jim Dowdalls
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Photograph
Description
This illustration pays homage to the famous drawing "Vitruvian Man" by Leonardo Da Vinci. In the drawing, Da Vinci portrays the proportions of man, or the "Canon of Proportions." The drawing is based on the correlations of ideal human proportions with geometric proportions described by the ancient Roman architect Vitruvius in his treatise "De Architectura." Vitruvius described the human figure as being the principal source of proportion among the classical orders of architecture. In this illustration, the figure of a man is replaced by that of a woman. Additional elements include a depiction of molecular DNA and a cascade of foreground molecules represent the molecular structure of the four nucleotides present in the organic base pairs of DNA Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine and Adenine.
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April 4th, 2014
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