Fractal Floral Fantasia

Picture yourself walking through a forest when you come upon a clearing and suddenly before you, is a meadow burgeoning with wildflowers.

Here is the question: Was the meadow beautiful before you recognized it as such, or did it become beautiful only when you came upon it? Is there such a thing as beauty independent of an observer or must beauty be recognized as such to exist? This theme is explored in greater detail in the accompanying article.

Similarly, are the following video images beautiful in themselves or do they need that recognition from you to become so? I am not taking any chances. Just in case they need you, here they are




This is an important question because in all the works of incomparable beauty that comprise this miracle planet, one of the most mysterious is flowers. I have never met a person who did not think flowers were beautiful. Apparently, a number of nonhumans also think flowers are beautiful (bees for example).

We have all heard it said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. While this is true in its original context, the phrase is so often used that its profound implications go unconsidered.

Beauty would not be in the eye of the beholder unless, independent of that eye, beauty was in actual fact there to be beheld. Some things need to be understood before their beauty becomes apparent (tarantulas for example). But flowers just simply radiate beauty. Watch a child toddling through a botanical garden sometime. No sophisticated art sense is required; the child is in a state of obvious rapture at the surrounding beauty.

What I have done in this video, is an interesting blend of science and aesthetics (I sometimes wonder if there is a distinction).

The science arises from certain fractal rules that pertain to a wide variety of floral characteristics. These characteristics pertain to such things as petal number, configuration, size, and shape; the fractal branching rule seen throughout the natural world, symmetry, and the astonishing profusion of every color imaginable. I remain faithful to all of these rules in my floral images. Finally, there is the arduous task of translating things like the Fibonacci sequence into fractal algorithms.

The aesthetics derives from artistic license as regards composition, coloring gradient, layout, setting, and ambiance. The way my mind works in the creative process, I am also convinced that I draw from archetypal image reservoirs but that is more a matter of Jungian conjecture than actual fact. Notwithstanding this, however, it is still an aesthetic source.

So my friends, there is the synopsis. Greater detail is available at my website or through private communication.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Fractal
• Floral
• Fantasia

[Annemeraude]

De magnifiques fractals! Merci pour le partage! Bisous! Anne

[abysimus]

Je ne souhaite que je pourrais vous les donner pour de vrai afin que vous puissiez sentir l'odeur délicieuse. Merci Anne.

[CharmaineZoe]

Wonderful, your fractal art is exquisite!, can't wait to work through the rest, I have a feeling I'll be back and back:-)

[abysimus]

CharmaineZoe, I am very gratified to hear such kind words from one who herself creates such beautiful work. I have been working a long time to create a fractal floral presentation with the kind of profusion in species I wanted. I am glad you enjoyed it.

[74lou]

I entered a fascinating dream world:*****

Aurora

[abysimus]

@74lou That is high praise indeed, Aurora. What more could an artist hope for? Come visit me anytime and dream away. You are always welcome.

[gangoffour1]

Absolutely beautiful. 

[badran106]

nice art.

[abysimus]

I scarcely know what to say. I feel sir, that I have connected with you so perfectly that words would be superfluous. Thank you so much for both your sentiment and your perception.

[jcsorez]

Healing for the senses, healing for the mind. These images of the Eternal dance ought to be played in hospitals, clinics, and waiting rooms everywhere.

Thank you for sharing!