Tag: generative art

  • Complexification

    Complexification

    This is one of the sites that got me back into blogging. I’ve been trying to put my finger on what I really enjoy about this collection. To start with, the drawing algorithm used throughout the site is extremely pleasing and has a real organic feel to it. The peaceful and relaxing palette doesn’t hurt…

  • The most basic IFS Fractal of all – the cantor set

    The most basic IFS Fractal of all – the cantor set

    What is that, Morse code? That my friends is the cantor set. It is one of the examples of basic topology and one of the objects that highlight many of the non-intuitive aspects of infinities. The most common construction is to take a line and remove the middle third. Next you remove the middle thirds…

  • Visual complexity

    Visual complexity

    Visual complexity is a bad ass site. It introduced me to the term generative art and reawakened my interest in exploring it myself. I fell in love with the mathematics and images of fractals that exploded in the eighties. One of my favorite books in high school was chaos by James Gleick. The pictures were…