The Man with the Golden Mean
Does this number, 1,618 033 988 749 894 848 204 586 834 365 638 117 720 309 179 805 762 862 135 448 622 705 260 462 818 902 449 707 207 204, sound vaguely familiar? Don't worry you are not alone.
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Rafael Araujo at work creating another masterpiece
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Rafael Araujo shell masterpiece
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Rafael Araujo blue butterflies masterpiece
Crédits: © Rafael Araujo médiathèque
When Rafael Araujo was confronted with this number, 1,618 033 988 749 894 848 204 586 834 365 638 117 720 309 179 805 762 862 135 448 622 705 260 462 818 902 449 707 207 204, for the first time he was at first perplexed, then after thinking about it, long and large, emerged the idea that he could probably convey it's inherent beauty by crafting beautiful art pieces emanating from this very same number. Nonetheless, the process took him countless hours of study, work, dedication & patience to be able to express the golden ratio in his many masterpieces. What was the process to get there?
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