Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Art and Fractals



We coexist harmoniously with the fractal patterns in nature, our visual systems process thoughts that themselves have become fractalized, subconsciously in tune with the world around us. In so doing, we have inadvertently added this familiarity to our surroundings by letting fractals permeated our art, architecture, music, and even popular culture.
We can compare a 1920 Mondrain abstract composition with its use of rectangles to a Longone-Birni settlement in Cameroon to the first two stages of a fractal generated piece. This geometric style referred to as Neo- Plasticism, influenced many of architectural and sculptural designs that we now see in the modern world.

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