On Compression
Someone recently asked me to explain image compression. Here's an article I wrote in a series for Tucows called Digital Imaging Part 2 – Lossy Vs. Lossless More Digital Imaging articles: Part 1, Part 3, and Part 4 Also, check out the Wikipedia entry for Fractal Compression… that Michael Barnsley sure is an interesting guy. You might have seen him
Cymatics
Watch this first… If that didn't bore you and you'd like to see 26 more minutes of this documentary, watch this video:Neat stuff, eh? Of similar interest,link, link, and link.
What We Are
Dance monkies! Dance!
Kinetic Sculpture of Tim Prentice
Amazing sculpture and hanging mobiles by Tim Prentice! Check it out!
The Art of Willard Wigan
The sculptures of Willard Wigan might be overlooked, not because they are insignificant, but because they are so miniscule most can fit within the eye of a needle. These intricate sculptures, measured in thousandths of an inch, can be viewed through microscopes with a magnification of x100. They are painstakingly fashioned from gold, specs of dust, precious gems, droplets of
The Animated Sculpture of Gregory Barsamian
“In a darkened room I present sequentially formed sculptures on a rapidly spinning armature. A synchronized strobe light supplies the illumination. The images exist in real time and viewers are able to share the same space with them. The conflict between sensory information and logic recreates the state of dream reality.” – Gregory Barsamian Bet you've never seen sculpture like
DJ VW
Don't throw out your old vinyl records quite yet… Related: Acoustica Spin It Again
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Fractal Terrains in Bryce 2
http://www.digitalproducer.com/pages/fractal_terrains_in_bryce_2.htm An easy to follow guide on how to create 3D terrains in Bryce using fractal bitmaps.
The Fractal Art of Steve Lareau
Steve Lareau of Hilltop Design is a fellow fractal artist who recently shared some of his interesting and strange fractal flames with me. He's a friendly guy with a great online gallery, but what I'd really like you all to see is this animated flame fractal, with music Steve created from random samples. The 13 minute video shows an animated