Both of Giedion’s readings evolve or are fundamentally about the relationships between the arts and sciences but also between the relationships of time and motion. On springs of Mechanization, Giedion starts by emphasizing and dissecting various procedures to register and map movement; from the use of photographic cameras and other various mechanical contraptions to the development of new graphical ways to record motion. Eventually, these mappings became a tool that was later used in the development of industrialization and mechanization.
Mechanization and automatization have been part of human culture since the time of Alexander of Macedon. However, it has not been until the early 19th century that it has become a means to further human progress in a very practical way. From the development of machinery that was first employed to produce cotton fabrics to expedite agriculture, entertainment, transportation and finally the domestic realm.
In Space Time and Architecture, Giedion explores the relationship between cubism and futurism. First of all there is the contrast between art in the renaissance (tridimensional and very focused) and the art generated by Picasso, Le Corbusier, etc who explored the relationships of different points of view merged into a two dimensional composition. “Walking Dog” Balla, 1913; is perhaps one of the pieces of artwork that most directly relates to this idea. A very flat picture of a dog on a stroll with its master fully captures the idea of motion and the dynamics of movement.
What is the theory of Relativity? Einstein describes the principles of relativity. First, in order to measure the motion of an object; it must be contrasted in relation to a different object. Ex, space and time are measured in relationship of one another.
Second, light has a definite velocity of propagation; this means that light will always be perceived in the same way regardless of the state of motion of the observer.
I still require further clarification in this last subject.
