Contrary to popular belief, the original Spirograph was not invented nor marketed by Hasbro co., but rather, was an invention created hundreds of years earlier for woodcuts by none other than Leonardo DaVinci. Shown in the picture above is a modern-day replica taken from his notebooks in which the carving implement used to make the woodcut is inserted into the metal wheel in the middle of the device, and by holding the frame of the object against a flat surface, a "spirographic" design was geometrically etched into the template of a piece of wood by spinning the metal wheel in various arcs, later to be duplicated by relief printing the carved image therewith onto paper. It is conjectured that DaVinci may have used this device to create his famous "Vitruvian Man", but that hypothesis has not been proven as of yet. However, ample circumstantial evidence via Leonardo's other sketches show that his mathematical prowess and geometric forms likely benefited greatly from having this 'prototypical spirograph' invention, and there are many proponents of this theory, in fact, a 10,000 dollar award is being offered by private investors in Italy to disprove that Leonardo used this device in his sketches. No one has claimed that prize yet.
It's interesting that you posted this, because I just investigate this via Altavista search just last week. I wonder if the initial urge had come from a common source? Maybe you saw something about it on NEatorama? I forget where I heard about this. Cool that you posted it!
I think you may have missed the point? The man DIDN'T find the "right place" for himself in this world, not will he EVER. The film seems to be a meditation on the illusion of absolutes, if you ask me.
It is conjectured that DaVinci may have used this device to create his famous "Vitruvian Man", but that hypothesis has not been proven as of yet. However, ample circumstantial evidence via Leonardo's other sketches show that his mathematical prowess and geometric forms likely benefited greatly from having this 'prototypical spirograph' invention, and there are many proponents of this theory, in fact, a 10,000 dollar award is being offered by private investors in Italy to disprove that Leonardo used this device in his sketches. No one has claimed that prize yet.
I forget where I heard about this. Cool that you posted it!
The man DIDN'T find the "right place" for himself in this world, not will he EVER. The film seems to be a meditation on the illusion of absolutes, if you ask me.
It's designed to kill people. Not very awesome in the least.
Less of these type of posts, thank you very much.