{"id":1686,"date":"2010-09-30T09:08:40","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T13:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orbittrap.ca\/?p=1686"},"modified":"2010-09-30T09:08:40","modified_gmt":"2010-09-30T13:08:40","slug":"fractal-universe-calendar-2011-spot-the-duplicates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/orbittrap.ca\/?p=1686","title":{"rendered":"Fractal Universe Calendar 2011 – Spot the duplicates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cornelia Yoder was true to her words: the Fractal Universe Calendar 2011 is made up exclusively of her images and retains the traditional name although the publisher has skipped like a stone from Avalanche to Lang to Perfect Timing.\u00a0 She has also kept up the time-worn tradition of adhering to that tested and true style that, in the words of one editor, “just works”.<\/p>\n

Cornelia’s had quite an act to follow; over a decade of lush fractal bouquets, turned this way, turned that way, some with ribbons, some with none at all –but all of them radiating that, je<\/em> ne sais quoi, <\/em>that has made the Fractal Universe Calendar a cult favorite and engendered today a very cultish following despite more than a decade of progress in fractal art software and artistic style within the fractal art world.<\/p>\n

But I sense the worshippers of this Fractal Universe Calendar style are coming to the end of their creative spiral.\u00a0 I can see a good number of images amongst those published throughout the years that bear a close resemblance to each other.\u00a0 Is this the coalescence of a new sub-genre? or the inevitable genetic collapse after so many years of inbreeding?<\/p>\n

Some of the images to me look to be minor variations of the same parameters.\u00a0 For instance: compare 2007-4 and 2009-7, counting from the left to the right.\u00a0 Now there’s a twisted family tree –one too many “Julias” in that one!\u00a0 Imagine having no in-laws.<\/p>\n

Look carefully; can you spot any other slightly modified duplicates?\u00a0 A little shift of the hue?\u00a0 Something spun the other way?\u00a0 Old tire, new tread?<\/p>\n

Can you see any?\u00a0 Or is it just me?<\/p>\n

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Fractal Universe Calendar 2011 and past years thumbnail gallery. Click to view larger version at publisher's site<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cornelia Yoder was true to her words: the Fractal Universe Calendar 2011 is made up exclusively of her images and retains the traditional name although the publisher has skipped like a stone from Avalanche to Lang to Perfect Timing.\u00a0 She has also kept up the time-worn tradition of adhering to that tested and true style … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orbittrap.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/universe-calendar.jpg?fit=600%2C556","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":255,"url":"http:\/\/orbittrap.ca\/?p=255","url_meta":{"origin":1686,"position":0},"title":"The Fractal Alternate Universe Calendar 2008","author":"Tim","date":"9 December, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"\"For some folks I write a profound, richly articulated blog posting, and for others I just draw a picture.\"Here's my latest commentary on the Fractal Universe Calendar: The Fractal Alternate Universe Calendar.I made the cover for the Fractal Alternate Universe Calendar, so I'm especially proud of it, despite the lack\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 1 comment","block_context":{"text":"With 1 comment","link":"http:\/\/orbittrap.ca\/?p=255#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2023,"url":"http:\/\/orbittrap.ca\/?p=2023","url_meta":{"origin":1686,"position":1},"title":"Fractal Universe Calendar Update –and bonus Shopping Guide!","author":"Tim","date":"2 December, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"We recently received an inquiry here at Orbit Trap; an email requesting where the Fractal Universe calendar featuring the work of Cornelia Yoder could be bought. 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