parameter file “bear01.loo” Where is the music? What is the music? It must be jumpy and fast; look at the way he’s dancing. Check out the shoes: He’s a stylish fellow. And that strange flowing white stripe, like a flame, a scarf unfurling from his brain. Hey, he’s got two heads. Cool. In another place,in … Continue reading
Eye of the Beholder?
It may now be said that an object becomes, or fails to become, a work of art in direct response to the inclination of the perceiver to assume an appreciative role.—Victor Burgin, “Situational Aesthetics” Who among us hasn’t wondered why fractal art cannot seem to crack the glass ceiling of broader cultural recognition and gain … Continue reading
Art with Fractals
I’ve been thinking about fractals and art and that’s what I came up with. Like the world’s shortest email message, I have put everything into the subject line and now there’s no need to add any message. Fractal art is commonly labelled “Fractal Art,” which at first glance makes sense, but in a way, I … Continue reading
Morning Walk
Writing a blog post is not unlike beginning work on a new image. How does one even start to fill a blank screen? When I first started blogging, I thought I had to write a certain way to fulfill (I realize now) self-determined expectations. I had to be as political or as confessional as many … Continue reading
Who am I and what is this?
Everybody knows Terry, but what about me, Igor. I like fractals. I like words and pictures. Like Dick and Perry, together they form a third personality. Illustrated, illuminated, an alloy. I like machines that make pictures. Preferably ones with fewer buttons that enslave the computer, harnessing clever algorithms and making them do all the work, … Continue reading
The Passion of R2D2
The Passion of R2D2 (2006) I know what you’re thinking. Why does the Stars Wars droid who burps in squelches deserve a passion? Passions are reserved for gods and geniuses. Christ. Van Gogh — or, at least, Kirk Douglas playing him in Lust for Life. Bardot. Charo. Camille Paglia. Courtney Love (or is the passion … Continue reading