![Acrylic and Gouache on Lack Coffee Table, 90x55 cm](https://i0.wp.com/theoheartist.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/05/ApproxPhi1200.jpg?resize=640%2C398&ssl=1)
![Approximately Phi, Acrylic and Gouache on Ikea Lack Coffee Table.](https://i0.wp.com/theoheartist.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/05/IMG_2437.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
The mathematics of the golden ratio [phi (ɸ) ~1.61803399] and of the Fibonacci sequence [1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, …] are intimately interconnected.
At 90 x 55 cm, the dimensions of the Ikea Lack Coffee Table are close to two consecutive terms of the Fibonacci series, and give a ratio of 1.63636363636 which is only 0.01832964761 or 1.1328% more than phi. Our coffee table was in need of refurbishment and so I painted it with this exaggerated approximation of the fibonacci series / golden ratio spiral.
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