Fractal art

Fractals are sometimes combined with evolutionary algorithms, either by iteratively choosing good-looking specimens in a set of random variations of a fractal artwork and producing new variations, to avoid dealing with cumbersome or unpredictable parameters, or collectively, as in the Electric Sheep project, where people use fractal flames rendered with distributed computing as their screensaver and "rate" the flame they are viewing, influencing the server, which reduces the traits of the undesirables, and increases those of the desirables to produce a computer-generated, community-created piece of art.

[11] The first fractal image that was intended to be a work of art was probably the famous one on the cover of Scientific American, August 1985.

This image showed a landscape formed from the potential function on the domain outside the (usual) Mandelbrot set.

Notable fractal artists include Desmond Paul Henry, Hamid Naderi Yeganeh, and musician Bruno Degazio.

British artists include William Latham, who has used fractal geometry and other computer graphics techniques in his works.

American Vicky Brago-Mitchell has created fractal art which has appeared in exhibitions and on magazine covers.

This is a format that traditional visual artists are quickly embracing, bringing them into Fractal Art's digital realm.

"[15] American artist Hal Tenny was hired to design environment in the 2017 film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

[10] The show consisted of photographs, installations and sculptures designed to provide greater scientific discourse to the field which had already captured the public's attention through colourful and intricate computer imagery.

In 2014, emerging British fractal artist Vienna Forrester[22] created an exhibition held at the I-node of the Planetary Collegium,[23] Kefalonia, entitled "IO.

"Global Forest"[25] artwork is based on a study highlighting the aesthetic and physiological impacts of fractal patterns.

Fractals, patterns found universally in nature, repeat self-similarly across scales, with the complexity and aesthetic perception determined by their recursion and dimension rate.

Notably, these patterns are featured in art across various cultures, including Jackson Pollock's paintings, eliciting strong aesthetic reactions.

Moreover, incorporating fractals in architectural designs can mitigate visual strain and discomfort caused by Euclidean spaces and even reduce stress, resonating with the biophilic idea of humans' innate connection to nature.

The ScienceDesignLab collaborated with the Mohawk Group to integrate these findings, producing award-winning "Relaxing Floors" that use fractal patterns, hypothesizing their therapeutic effects stem from nature's soothing visuals.