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One of the many illustrated Mogao Caves in northwestern China<\/p><\/div>\n

Alright, maybe it’s just me but the image above and just about everything else in the Mogao Caves<\/a> bears a strong visual resemblance to what I see in fractal programs.<\/p>\n

What I see in fractal programs:\u00a0 <\/em>That might be a new way of defining the term but I believe it’s the most relevant in the context of visual art. This is because fractal formulas when rendered exhibit a discernible style to them just like the work of a painter like Van Gogh or Gustav Klimt or an architect like Frank Lloyd Wright does.\u00a0 Think of all fractal images as the work of just one artist: would you not suspect he was possibly inspired by the type of artworks we see in the Mogao Caves?<\/p>\n

Fractal made in Sterlingware 1.7<\/p><\/div>\n

So, what are the visual similarities?\u00a0 What’s the family resemblance between the Buddhist cave and the fractal image?<\/p>\n

Visual similarities<\/p>\n