Digital Art
Nature loves geometry. You'll find geometric patterns in everything from the spiral in a shell to the orbits of the planets in our solar system and beyond. In the 1980s, computer technology unleashed a whole new category of art based on mathematical algorithms. It is called fractal art. Images are often kaleidoscopic, splitting and spiraling in symmetrical patterns.
Relative to this art form fractals are a unique, digital art form using mathematical formulas to create art with an infinite diversity of form, detail, color and light. In simple terms, a fractal is a graphical representation of a mathematical equation. The formula used for a particular image determines how each pixel in the image is formed and colored. (Pixels are simply little squares which are the smallest display elements that make up the images you see on a computer monitor or television.) A typical fractal image contains millions of these pixels!
Fractals, in art and nature, can range from beautiful symmetry to the chaotic, from a perfectly symmetrical snowflake to a massive chaotic thunderhead cloud. But regardless of their symmetry, or level of chaos, fractals are everywhere we look and I hope the beauty of fractal art captivates your imagination, as they have mine!
Read MoreRelative to this art form fractals are a unique, digital art form using mathematical formulas to create art with an infinite diversity of form, detail, color and light. In simple terms, a fractal is a graphical representation of a mathematical equation. The formula used for a particular image determines how each pixel in the image is formed and colored. (Pixels are simply little squares which are the smallest display elements that make up the images you see on a computer monitor or television.) A typical fractal image contains millions of these pixels!
Fractals, in art and nature, can range from beautiful symmetry to the chaotic, from a perfectly symmetrical snowflake to a massive chaotic thunderhead cloud. But regardless of their symmetry, or level of chaos, fractals are everywhere we look and I hope the beauty of fractal art captivates your imagination, as they have mine!
