In the 21st century, in the age of self-publishing and the immediacy of information spread, being an artist is —it seems to me— more a matter of attitude or self-esteem, and a passion for public projection or self-promotion (or should I say personal marketing?), more than a natural or trained… Read More »Artist… fractal artist
As I go about updating this website, I’ve also been revisiting my views about fractals and art since I started to consciously regard this hobby as an artistic expression. I’ve been reconsidering what I said in my old writings, and reviewing the judgment of others involved in this field. All… Read More »Fractal art theorizing
It is so easy to stumble upon spirals while exploring the world of fractals, and it’s so easy to find them so appealing that every explorer is sure to end up with a dozen of these wonderful creatures after each jump into the pools of never-ending images. This one was… Read More »Stumble upon spirals
Choosing a name is not an easy task, even if it’s modest website. For me, it should represent the site’s content and purpose —somehow—, which in this case is to showcase the fractal pictures and other related content I author occasionally. By definition, a name is an identification, or identifier, a means to… Read More »Name divisions, dimensions and symmetries
A few days ago, I was saying how I think my pictures are somewhat “old-school”, as in a little bit outmoded. And they are… if you compare them to what folks using more recent, sophisticated fractal generators can create. (The software I use to render mine, long forgotten by their own developers,… Read More »Quaint name for fractal dimensions
I’ve already uploaded fractovia’s skeleton to this new WordPress installation. Much more is coming in a few days, including the old software section, which I will renew with recent fractal generators over the next few months. I hope everything works out well. As usual, I generated the new picture above… Read More »By-product