jeeza
12-17-2003, 06:31 PM
You really should click on these pictures to see the incredible wealth and diversity of color and detail.
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/gallery19.htm
The interesting thing is, as some here will probably know, that a computer is needed to calculate them, as they are generated by mathematical formulas - fractals.
That's right ; numbers are at the origin of these pictures which it is difficult not to classify as art. What is special about them is that they display patterns with are repeated when zooming in on some part of the picture, but not in an exactly identical way. This way quasi-unlimited diversity is obtained.
Some of these pictures take days or weeks to be generated.
Some individual pictures, magnified :
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/plaque.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/neon-jungle.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/reality-distortion-field.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/color-chart.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/vampire-dreams.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/disjointed.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/ghost-wood.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/spun-gold.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/stained-glass.htm
There are several galleries to choose from :
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/index-1998.htm
Have also a look at something like this :
http://pnorthov.future.easyspace.com/pg215.htm
from http://pnorthov.future.easyspace.com/fractalgallery6.htm
or at this :
http://pnorthov.future.easyspace.com/fractal00.htm from
http://pnorthov.future.easyspace.com/fractalgallery1.htm
and this too :
http://fractalartgallery.com/indexframeset.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/gallery19.htm
The interesting thing is, as some here will probably know, that a computer is needed to calculate them, as they are generated by mathematical formulas - fractals.
That's right ; numbers are at the origin of these pictures which it is difficult not to classify as art. What is special about them is that they display patterns with are repeated when zooming in on some part of the picture, but not in an exactly identical way. This way quasi-unlimited diversity is obtained.
Some of these pictures take days or weeks to be generated.
Some individual pictures, magnified :
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/plaque.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/neon-jungle.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/reality-distortion-field.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/color-chart.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/vampire-dreams.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/disjointed.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/ghost-wood.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/spun-gold.htm
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/stained-glass.htm
There are several galleries to choose from :
http://www.fractalus.com/galleries/index-1998.htm
Have also a look at something like this :
http://pnorthov.future.easyspace.com/pg215.htm
from http://pnorthov.future.easyspace.com/fractalgallery6.htm
or at this :
http://pnorthov.future.easyspace.com/fractal00.htm from
http://pnorthov.future.easyspace.com/fractalgallery1.htm
and this too :
http://fractalartgallery.com/indexframeset.htm