Mourning Becomes Fractalus
Act II
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…with more apologies to Eugene O’Neill.
Made with an early version of Comic Book Creator. Fractal images used are my own. Text is a mashup of my own writing collaged with comments made on this blog.
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Mourning Becomes Fractalus
Act I
~/~
…with apologies to Eugene O’Neill.
Made with an early version of Comic Book Creator. Fractal images used are my own. Text is a mashup of my own writing collaged with comments made on this blog.
Technorati Tags: fractal, fractal art, fractal contest, fractal comics, digital art, Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art Contest, orbit trap, …
somewherein the worldthere is a cave
and the eye that looks from itsees the star of arabia
years have passedthe eye, unblinkinglooks from it
pale, dark, written with redsees the star of arabia
the wind blowsthe sand is rewrittenthe eye, unblinking
there is a cavein the worldpale, dark, written with red
somewhereand the eye that looks from it
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Here’s another theory in the rough; something that I think is relevant to Fractal Art, and probably all artforms: There are “Artists” and there are “Craftsmen”.
An artist is… I don’t know what an artist is, exactly. They make “Art”. What is art? It’s more of a concept, somewhat subjective in nature, …
The Fractal Art world is an odd place. The strange combination of technical people (mathematicians, engineers, programmers) and artsy, creative people is curious and could almost be the setting for a mystery novel. My wife once told someone at work about my fractal hobby and said they were really impressed after visiting my …
Orbit Trap has abandoned the goal of becoming a group fractal blog due to lack of interest. Continuing to present Orbit Trap as a group blog is confusing to readers and misrepresents it’s actual content.
Despite the very serious attempt to build for the fractal community a venue to express themselves, the reaction has been …
Soma (2001)
It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you place the blame.–Oscar Wilde
Why is it that people who question the improprieties of the BMFAC contest are repeatedly told they must “get over it.”
Yet, if Dzeni and other supporters are still able to comment, then why can’t I do the same?
Moreover, …
Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all.–William Shakespeare, Hamlet
I know it is sometimes difficult to speak out. There can be consequences. One might be embarrassed — attacked — even punished. So far, only one person has spoken out directly to us here at Orbit Trap about our remarks on the Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art …
A New Way of Seeing (2007)
…you should be asking — asking now that Version.2006 has a year of dry paint and Version.2007 has just rolled its wet pixels off the assembly line– asking before you start your generators and begin revving your fractals for next year’s Version.2008:
~Why is the judges’ work …
I apologize for not keeping a closer eye on the Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art Contest 2006. If I had, these comments of mine wouldn’t have come a whole year late, but it’s just recently that I was able to view the entire exhibition (PDF Catalog here) which includes the works by the judges which …
Before I start to comment on this year’s Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art Contest, I should tell you something: I don’t like contests. I think they trivialize art by turning it into a sports competition. The only redeeming features these self-inflicted events have is they create a compilation of artwork whose average level of …
