I don’t want to hear about why art competitions should be run professionally using fair play to promote excellence and diversity rather than favoring a select group. I’d much rather be openly exploited and cynically scammed.
You say you got a real solution Well, you know We’d all love to see the …
Sure you do. But, the kind of professional help I’m talking about is online software courses. I know that sounds like a common subject line for spam, but this is the real thing and it includes some of the most popular fractal art programs in use today –taught by experts and reasonably priced.The …
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.–Mark Twain
Image seen on afgc.org.
I wanted to pop on briefly and second what Tim said in his last post. I’ve known Garth Thornton since I helped test early versions of Xenodream years ago. I always found …
I view Garth Thornton’s recent resignation as a judge in the Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art Contest 2009 as a cause for celebration and renewed hope in one’s fellow man. I know that may sound rather lofty and glorious, but what Garth has done is definitely the most encouraging event that I’ve seen in the fractal …
The rules page on the official website for the Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art Contest 2009 was changed overnight. The list of the Selection Panel Members (judges) has been abbreviated and now no longer includes the name of Garth Thornton who yesterday announced his intention to resign on Fractalforums.com.New Page (above)Old Page (below)
While it may not be official yet, a response by Garth Thornton to a thread at Fractalforums.com early today gives a fairly clear impression that he intends to step down from his new judging role at the Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art Contest 2009.
I have come to the conclusion that there is likely to be sufficient …
Don’t you trust us?
I am starting this post with a premise. Either the organizers and sponsors of the Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art Contest know absolutely nothing about how to run an art contest, or they have chosen to deliberately disregard established safeguards and universally accepted standards and practices.
I continue to …
It’s been more than three years now since the original Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art Contest made it’s debut. For those of you who haven’t been following these things, we’ve criticized the Contest over a number of things but primarily for the reason that the contest favors art work made with the program Ultra Fractal rather …
What! Will these hands never be clean?
It’s baaaaack. The Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art Contest returns for 2009 with freshly scrubbed rules.
Past co-director Damien M. Jones made the announcement last night on the Ultra Fractal Mailing List:
Good evening listfolk,
I would like to inform you that the Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal Art Contest 2009 …
It’s the job of the Coroner’s office to make an official pronouncement of deathI’m filling in at the Coroner’s office while he’s away on vacation. That is, the Internet Coroner’s office. That’s where the virtual, online dead go. I was told to just “tag ‘em, bag ‘em and put ‘em the fridge till I get …
