; Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 10:37:50 -0400 ; From: Jim Muth ; Subject: [Fractint] FOTD 15-06-02 (Fractal in Holland [7]) ; Id: <1.5.4.16.20020615103801.0d9797b2@pop.mindspring.com> ; --------- ; FOTD -- June 15, 2002 (Rating 7) ; ; Fractal visionaries and enthusiasts: ; ; I'm trying to remember the point at which fractals became art. ; When I discovered them almost 20 years ago, fractals were ; mathematical abstractions made visible, if not tangible, through ; the miracle of the modern computer. They were not considered ; art. But by 1996 they had become art. Now, we're involved in ; futile debates about whether fractals based on spirals make good ; or bad fractal art. ; ; I am still undecided whether fractals should be considered art ; at all. I am also undecided whether the present-day images ; should be considered fractals or computer art. Whatever they ; are, the images certainly are great things to chat about. But a ; work of art is a recording of human emotion, rendered in such a ; way that those of similar psychological make-up, by experiencing ; the work of art, can feel some measure of the emotions the ; artist felt while creating the art. ; ; When I sit at my machine to create (or find) fractals, it is a ; means of relaxing after days too often filled with frustration. ; I sometimes put little if any emotion into the images, ; preferring instead to sit and watch half interested as the ; numbers do what they will. (I expend a bit more creative energy ; when something unexpected appears.) But if a work has so little ; emotion put into it at the time of its creation, how can it be ; considered art? ; ; In contrast, I find the greatest emotional satisfaction while ; experiencing the supposedly insentient things of nature, such as ; the universe, with its stars and galaxies, and the atmosphere ; with its alternating sun and storms. These things are not ; created to be art; they simply just happen. Where then does the ; emotion and artistic satisfaction that I feel when experiencing ; nature, originate? ; ; It originates within myself. Art exists in the eye of the ; beholder. And perhaps the images that I put so little into can ; create something in others just as nature creates enjoyment in ; me. ; ; I have many more thoughts tumbling around, but after rambling ; for nearly 1/2 hour, I see that we have a fractal image to ; discuss. I named today's picture "Fractal in Holland" when I ; noticed the windmill-blade shape of the elements around the ; ubiquitous midget (not a spiral) at the center. I rated it at a ; 7 because it's kind of a nice picture. ; ; The formula behind the image is Z^(-0.75)+4Z^(-7.5)+(1/C). The ; (1/C) turns the originally inside-out parent fractal inside out ; again, making it into a normal fractal with a bay at its center. ; Such doubly inside-out fractals are very rich hunting grounds. ; ; The 15-minute render time of the parameter file makes a download ; of the completed GIF image the best choice. The download may be ; found at Paul's web site at: ; ; ; ; and at Scott's site at: ; ; ; ; The fractal weather here at Fractal Central was rainy both ; Thursday and Friday, with a cool temperature in the 60's. After ; being stuck indoors for two days, the fractal cats became ; restless and testy, but this morning is dry if not sunny, and ; the cats should soon be venturing into the yard for fun and ; games. ; ; As for me, I'm going to venture into the continuing preparation ; of the FOTD-CD, which will include pictures of the fractal cats. ; Until next time, which will arrive on June 18, take care, and be ; artistic. ; ; ; Jim Muth ; jamth@mindspring.com ; jimmuth@aol.com ; ; ; START PARAMETER FILE================================ Fractal_in_Holland { ; time=0:15:24.06--SF5 on a P200 reset=2002 type=formula formulafile=allinone.frm formulaname=MandelbrotMix4 function=recip passes=1 center-mag=+1.39512827318548100/-0.082052873710134\ 88/1825094/1/87.4999997863123724/2.302319189462220\ 81e-007 params=1/-0.75/4/-7.5/0/525 float=y maxiter=3600 inside=0 logmap=142 periodicity=10 colors=000tI8tJ9oJ9lK9gKAdLAaMAbN9cO9eP9fR9hS9iT9k\ V9lW9nX9oZ9q_9r`9tb9uc9vd9se8pf8nf7kg7ih6fh6di5aj5\ _j5`i9ahCbhFcgIdfLdfOeeRfdUgdXhc_ibbibegZceWacT_aQ\ ZSScJThAUm1Vr5Uo8TmCSkFRhJQfMPdQPaTO_XNY_MVcLTfKRi\ KPfMNdOLbPJ`RHZSFXUEVWCTXARZ8P_6Na4Lb3Md4Me5Mg5Mh6\ Ni6Nk7Nl7Nn8Oo8Op9Or9OsAOtAPpCPlEQhGQdIRaJRYLSUNSQ\ PTMRTJSUFUUBWV7YV3_V0`R8cOFfKMiHTlD_oAfr7mtCioGekK\ agOYbTUZXQV`MQdIMhFIdIJ`LJXOKUQKQTLMWLIZMF`MBcN7fN\ 3iO0kO1iQ2gR3fT4dU5bW5aX6_Z7Z_8X`9Vb9UcASeBQfCPhDN\ iDMjHPeKSaNVYQYUT`PWcLZfHahDajIakMalQamUanYaoaaqea\ riasmatqauuavybuubtrbsnbrkbrhbqdbpaboYboVbnSbmOblL\ blIedQgcYjeelgmnitjkpgnldqhateYwaVzYSzVPzRMzNIzJFz\ GCzC9z86z5Dz9KzCRzGYzJUzMRzOOzRLzTNzUOzVPzVRzWSzXT\ zXVzYWzYXzZZz__z_`z`az`_zXYzUWzQUzNSzKQzGOzDNzAPzG\ RzLTzQVzVWz`Yze_zjazobzt_ztYztWztUztSztPztNztLztJz\ tHztEztCztAzt8zt6zt4zt7zo } frm:MandelbrotMix4 {; Jim Muth a=real(p1), b=imag(p1), d=real(p2), f=imag(p2), g=1/f, h=1/d, j=1/(f-b), z=(-a*b*g*h)^j, k=real(p3)+1, l=imag(p3)+100, c=fn1(pixel): z=k*((a*(z^b))+(d*(z^f)))+c, |z| < l } ; END PARAMETER FILE================================== ; ;