Following in yesterday's track, here is
Pentad, "the next level of cosmic design... symbol of life itself."*
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©Kathleen O'Brien, The Mystery of Numbers, Pentad, 12 x 7.5"
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Pentad is a Golden Rectangle.
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| ©Kathleen O'Brien, The Mystery of Numbers, Pentad, detail, square |
The method of construction is complicated, was kept secret until Luca Pacioli (da Vinci's teacher) published
Divina proportione in 1509. Taking this square away, the next Golden Rectangle remains;
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©Kathleen O'Brien, The Mystery of Numbers, Pentad, detail, Golden Rectangle
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| ©Kathleen O'Brien, The Mystery of Numbers, Pentad, detail, square |
The geometry of the Pentad is see often in nature, like the seeds of the apple, a starfish, our own hands. Taking this square away, the next Golden Rectangle remains;
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©Kathleen O'Brien, The Mystery of Numbers, Pentad, detail, Golden Rectangle
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The ephemera is of Forget-Me-Not, and the five botanicals are Forget-Me-Nots. What are your associations about five?
*Words in Quotes are from
Divine Proportion by Priya Hemenway
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