Monday 12 May 2008

The mathematics of beauty

Or maybe the beauty of mathematics?

A link from Artur led me to complexification.net

The artist uses various algorithms to generate growing and changing images. These are fascinating as they change and get more detailed over time. The still snapshots of these animations can also be spectacular.

I can't say I fully understand what he is doing here, but these are definitely pictures I would love to have on my wall.

Image © 2004 Jared Tarbell
Reproduced with permission.