To generate a fractal image is to put a face on complexity. Those richly detailed pictures of swirling spirals or intricate patterns that go ad infinitum —the themes dominating most fractal renderings— always thrill both creators and onlookers. Whether they think of themselves as artists or not, fractal draftspeople —almost—… Read More »Simplicity
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
One of humanity’s favorite hobbies is to classify everything by giving it names. Nothing can exist without at least a common designation. And so it happens that, at some point —probably in the late 1970s— it became necessary to distinguish a novel type of computer-generated images from the sample pages in the catalog of… Read More »Defining fractal art: A “history” (kind of)
Not long ago, I read Tim Hodkinson referred to fractals as a medium in one of his Orbit Trap posts. Initially, I thought I’d had to disagree with that notion based on the now classic analogy of fractal art and photography: if that were true, then people must be the… Read More »Beneath the pixelation
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
After some intensive work to restore the old software section as contemporary times demand, it finally feels the website is back on (the right) track. Very little of old fractovia hasn’t made it back: for instance, the fractal screen savers section has been obliterated since I’ve stopped using such “niceties”… Read More »Back on (the right) track