As fractal mathematics becomes even more prominent in science, ways of visualizing fractal shapes in two- and three-dimensional space has become a popular challenge for those who stand at the point where art and science meet.
By using several open source mathematics visualization applications that allow the artist to enter data that modifies the traditional Mandelbrot and Julia sets of fractal Proofs, one can create shapes that are infinite in scale and complexity. I can travel through infinite rooms and caverns, choosing compositions and rendering them to two dimensions for printing. With these images, I attempt to pass on to the viewer what I believe is at the heart of modern concepts of the physical world and the fabric of reality: the existence of manifold versions of our perception of what we view as NOW.
One can see how the random placement of a modifier can change the outcome of a system, like genes or memes, but in many infinite, scalable paths at once, creating many co-existing Universes.
I have also started a new series called PhenoDomes. The name is derived from the citizen scientist’s practice of making seasonal observations of the changes in animals, the land, plants and the environment and making written records of the deviations over decades, revealing the ebb and tide of nature and the universe.
These PhenoDomes are like a little packet of a favorite moment you hold in your memory. A day when the color of the sky, the feel of the atmosphere, the sound of wind in leaves, the warmth of Sol on your face all distill this indelible image in your mind. It’s just an impression but it will not fade.
Please notice something special in every morsel of existence.