It represents a benchmark for harmonious proportions, and while it has been used (or revealed) primarily in architecture and painting, it is also to be found in fields as diverse as science, physics, nature, music or even finance or acoustics.
Until 19th century, it is almost certain that the Golden Ratio was used in history in a deductive (in other words, conscious) manner, but practically no writing substantiates this. Its deliberate use has nevertheless remained secret and been transmitted from generation to generation by certain trades such as architects, the ‘compagnons’ (apprentice craftsmen) or the great painters: some even called it the «Ratio of the Initiated».
Nowadays the «Ratio» is no longer as secret as it was in history. But it remains no less mythical, and still retains an air of mysticism and mystery for some people.
Its conscious application in domains such as architecture, painting, sculpture, industrial aesthetics, crafts, interior design and decoration, landscaping, marketing and many other fields is now well established.
The Golden Divider for Arts