Though human genius in its various inventions with various instruments may answer the same end, it will never find an invention more beautiful or more simple or direct than nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking and nothing superfluous. Leonardo da Vinci
This statement by Leonardo da Vinci is open to debate …. but it is incorporated into the Head of Invention, a wonderful sculpture by Eduardo Paolozzi, located on the South Bank of the Thames, London, near Butler’s Wharf and the Design Museum. It also provides the inspiration for the creation of the sculpture.
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I love that quotation. In art it’s so easy to overdo things and create something that’s ‘superfluous.’ Knowing when to stop is the greatest challenge.
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As an artist, Amy Lynn, you would understand that point. From a biologist’s point of view, it would also be true to say that Nature does in fact include the superfluous, for example, vestigial organs in animal adults and embryos, and exaggerated ornamentation.
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The exaggerated ornamentation in Nature reminds me of Rococo Art 😉
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