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Fractal Tree No.5, by Robert Fathauer
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| Title | Fractal Tree No.5, by Robert Fathauer |
| Artist | Fathauer, Robert |
| Description | This is a series of black-and-white digital artwork constructed by graphically iterating an arrangement of a small portion of a photograph of a tree, or a bush in the case of No. 4. The original photograph was digitally altered to allow smooth joining of the smaller copies. In addition to being scaled down, the three smaller copies, added with each iteration, are all rotated by varying angles, and in No. 2, No. 3, and No. 5 the image is reflected as well. A sufficiently large number of iterations is performed so that the image is indistinguishable from the image that would result after an infinite number of iterations. The rugged appearance of the thorny stalks is juxtaposed with the light feathery appearance of the overall fractal. In this particular design, the iteration rules result in considerable overlap of the branches. |
| Medium | Digital Prints on paper, 13" x 17" |
| About the Artist | Dr. Fathauer is a researcher with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on a part-time basis, as well as a Research Professor at Arizona State University. He uses tessellation, illusion, iteration, and more to create unique works of art and to design unique puzzles and educational manipulatives for his company, TESSELLATIONS. |
| Date | DateofExhibition:March3-30,2009 |
| Contributors | Van Wagoner, Kathryn, exhibit curator; |
| Subject | Digital art; Mathematics in art; |
| Type | Image;Stillimage |
| Format | image/jpg |
| Relation (isPartOf) | Infinite Beauty: An Art Exhibit Inspired by Mathematics. Held March 3 - 30, 2009 Utah Valley University Library |
| Rights | All rights held by artist. |
| Publisher | Published digitally by Utah Valley University Library |
| Identifier | fractal tree no. 5 |
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