How Math Can Help Decode Art

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Even though math and art feel like polar opposites, it turns out computer algorithms and calculations can help us see masterpieces in a new light. From using wavelet decomposition to study Van Gogh to using convolutional filters in restoring the Ghent Altarpiece, there's tons of high-tech ways we cal learn about antique masterpieces.

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