Herakles kneeling at the gates of Haides, chains the twy-headed hound Kerberos.
Attic Bilingual, ca 520 - 510 BC, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France.
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Geeky Math Equation Creates Beautiful 3-D World
This article was published by Wired on December 9, 2009. This is not a new news but I still find it amazing. The first time I saw this, I was like, “WHOOAAH! These are beautiful!”
This article was about the Mandelbulb. A group of math geeks created a three-dimensional analogue for the mesmerizing Mandelbrot fractal. The 3-D renderings were generated by applying an iterative algorithm to a sphere. The same calculation is applied over and over to the sphere’s points in three dimensions. In spirit, that’s similar to how the original 2-D Mandelbrot set generates its infinite and self-repeating complexity.
Pakayla Biehn takes photorealistic painting to a whole new level in her series Double Exposure.
About the project:
Building upon the double exposure theme of her previous works, Pakayla uses oil paint on canvas to present dream-like transfiguration of the natural world. The skill and refined beauty of her paintings enlists a realist style that recalls the delicacy, formality, and craftsmanship of old master techniques. She combines the cultivation of the portrait with a very intimate and vibrant observation of nature.
Fractals by Matt Walford
Walford on his project:
This series of still life images are based on ‘Fractals’ which are…Rough or fragmented geometric shapes that can be split into parts, each of which is approximately a reduced-size copy of the whole…. They were made using natural leaves and flowers, to create these naturalistic geometric patterns.
