Math & Art of Stranger Things
Both Will and Max express themselves in drawings =Art (esp during their possession phases). The triangular shapes (geometry = math) of the paintings (art) are pointed in opposite directions. Max's up, Will's down. (Right side up & Upside-down?)
The seasons that focus on them are even numbered but there's more. Odd numbered Seasons have an even number of episodes ; Even numbered seasons have an odd number of episodes:
Both having their possession phases in the even numbered seasons with the odd numbered episodes.
Numbers are are already pointing to math. Music is also deeply connected to math (I noticed a very interesting connection recently in regard to ElMax), like a song that Max is listening to in a loop. Max has the nosebleed during a math exam. Clocks, to which Max is associated with (Vecna's clock, her yellow watch as the counterpart to El's blue bracelet etc.) and the numbers on it, basically timekeeping itself is based on mathematical concepts.
Don't forget Chessboards (I talked about it here) and the Patterns, probabilities and permutations in it. Chess plays a significant role in S4. A chessboard has 8x8 fields = 88mph. You need to consider potential outcomes like in a time loop. Or spirals as I hinted at here.
"In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point. It is a subtype of whorled patterns, a broad group that also includes concentric objects."
Comics are drawings = Art. Where there's Marvel, there's DC (and btw one could say that everything Marvel does, DC did it first, including parallel universes, variants... DC. 4+3=7. Will rolled a seven ...the week is long?? Who knows. But it definitely stands for Detective Comics. It's the case of the missing condiment. "Follow the clues, Nancy Drew" - See link below about Burger King)
Their parallels and mirrored elements are undeniable.
Where there's art, there's math. A rainbow artwork near Max, and Will's presentation about mathematician Alan Turing. And this is one of the interesting clues. Max's favorite class: Math (connecting it to Zoomer). Will's favorite class: Art.⬇️
⬆️And both Byler and ElMax have an impact on Will and Max during their possession phases.
Both are in the AV Club. And there's a TV behind them when Max is introduced to the class as the 20th student. The AV-Club and the TV is a metaphor, a representation, a... projection surface:
Will & Max are "Things" with something in their skulls as you can see two on the overhead projector. Both have it, both have DID (Max shows symptoms like blurry vision, depression, feeling detached from her body, falls into a coma as this is how dissociating is described by some etc) both experience it in different ways as far as we've see.
Here you have some math and this is a screenshot from @noreasontobeupset answer to my post:
Will's painting. Art. And I won't go into potential mathematics in this, my head is already spinning. Plus the painting is telling the story from right to left which reminds me of Leonardo da Vinci who wrote from right to left and mirrored. (- Bsides the obvious [Byler] They literally use Will to distract from/cover up from something (Lucas) - or you look at it from a different perspective: you draw a line from his fingertip to the shield, the horse along the arm to the heart (things have more than just one meaning in ST, I heard) - and the horse is Silver since Lucas is a ranger, the Lone Ranger (here I point out the connection to Blue, El's bracelet, and Yellow, Max watch) It's not just about Byler (to Will, Mike is the heart, yes) but it's connecting Lucas with "Silver" and the heart through Will. And who is Lucas close to? Um... Yeah.)
I did parts of the math myself long time ago - thanks for doing this work as well and expanding it. 🙏
DnD uses a lot of math. A 20 sided die is a geometrical shape (a icosahedron) (Math) and a piece of art. You can go see an ancient 20 sided die in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Quote: Art and mathematics have long shared a profound and intricate relationship, intertwining the worlds of numbers and aesthetics in fascinating ways. From the harmonious proportions of ancient architecture to the mesmerizing patterns found in nature, the connection between these two seemingly disparate fields has sparked creativity and innovation across cultures and centuries. (From the Eclectic Gallery)
Albrecht Dürer's copper plate engraving Melencolia I, 1514. Mathematical references include a compass for geometry, a magic square and a truncated rhombohedron, while measurement is indicated by the scales and hourglass. (left)
Wireframe drawing of a vase by Paolo Uccello. 15th century (right)
My argument is that if Math <=> Art: If this is Will's story, then it's Max's too. Equally important as this show is a piece of art, using mathematical themes & equations.
Stranger Things is Math and Art.
You say art, you say Will - you say math, you say Max. And as pointed out above: vice versa.
Addendum - And speaking of clairvoyance in Will's drawings (art):
As this post points (the 22 is another number that e.g. appears in the basketball game, the addresses of Benny's Burgers & Max and elsewhere = math) out there's some condiment missing - mustard is not on the hamburger.
Burger....(with the chessboard above Max's head)
What does it have to do with art?
In Will's drawing (art)...
...behind wizard Will, there's a character with a crown helmet, a king with a dog in front of him (and we remember that someone was wearing a dog collar? DOG - GOD ...cross symbolism).
I'm sure this is all just coincidence.
PS: A personal sidenote. Will isn't my focus but I never disregarded his significance. - Max has, so far as I can tell & from what I said above, a similar significance to the plot. And I see myself as someone between GA and Fandom as I started as GA asking myself "How are they going to solve a problem from a narrative perspective?"...it's never without flaws and revising/rethinking etc etc, it's a process and here we are. And maybe the title may have been an indication as its plural?
Two brothers created it and I doubt that both see themselves equally represented in just a singular character. They probably see themselves better represented in two different characters that share a lot of elements, that mirror each other, and complement each other just like math and art do.
