Algorithm as art. Image: Su Leslie 2018
Nature is full of fractals; endlessly repeating patterns of elements that remain the same regardless of scale. Trees, seashells, hurricanes and galaxies are all examples.
In mathematics, an equation can be calculated over and over to produce complexity from simplicity. From this, fractal generating software will process familiar images into detailed (and beautiful) patterns.
Zimmerbitch 
So charming.
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😀
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not sure how you did it but the patterns are mesmerising
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Thanks Laura. It’s a filter in PhotoLab 😀
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The complexity of nature is amazing. Clever you creating this pattern
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I’d like to claim credit, but I used a fairly basic editing app, and got lucky 😀
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Clever what apps can do these days
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Yes; the temptation to go overboard with them is strong!!
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🙄
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Nature has a way of keeping a balance. (unless humans insist on destroying it).
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So true; we are our own (and the earth’s) worst enemy 🙁
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Very interesting! Who knew ?!
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😀
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OK, I love the image! But the math talk made my head dizzy!!
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Hehe. I don’t understand the maths, but I am fascinated by the concepts.
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OK, I feel better!
Another way our language usage differs—in the US we don’t say maths. We just say math. Whether it’s the class or a particular function, it’s math in America. The first time I head “maths” was on an English tv show where a character referred to maths class. I was perplexed!
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There are so many differences!! I never understood “math”as an abbreviation when mathematics is the full word. Or am I really weird to need the plural ‘s’ on the end of an abbreviation?😂😂
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I never even thought of it that way. Hmmm.
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I am kind of pedantic 🙂
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I’ve been told I am as well. But what do they know? 🙂
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Hehe.
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I think that’s the future of material design, it looks lovely. Rajiv Chopra has done some work on it and the patterns are gorgeous.
Leslie
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😀 thanks Leslie. I’m not familiar with Rajiv Chopra — can you send me a reference to his work please?
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Hi Su, try https://rajivchopra.me
Leslie
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Thanks for that Leslie 😀
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He’s a great photographer, poet and writer.
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Simply lovely to look at and intriguing to think about the geometry that is behind this piece of art!
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Thanks Peter. I find the idea of it all being based on equations quite wonderful 😀
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This is quite something, Su. How did you do it? A fractal app? I really like it.
janet
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Thanks Janet. It’s a filter in PhotoLab. Not particularly flexible in terms of manipulating the image, but sometimes it just produces nice results 😀
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Ahh. That’s fun. Reminds me of a kaleidoscope.
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Doesn’t it!! I think that app has a kaleidoscopic filter too 😀
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This is fabulous and a tulip too! What’s not to love ❤
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Thanks Jude. I broke my “no cut flowers”rule for a couple of bunches of tulips and they are giving such pleasure 😀
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Beautiful image – the colors and the pattern. Makes me think of the connection between the macrocosm and microcosm.
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Thanks Inese. 😀
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Beautiful result. It would make a great china pattern. 🙂
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Thank you. I agree; it would look very cool on a plate 😀
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Feels like looking into a mirror, the fractals could go on into infinity! 😄
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😀 I guess those infinity mirrors create fractal images. I hadn’t’t thought of that xxxx
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Rather spectacular – beautiful! And, I know some math teachers who really love the beauty of mathematics. I can understand it – but never saw it myself.
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😀 I think I realised how beautiful maths is when I learned about the Fibonacci Sequence ( which is much easier to understand than fractals).
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