Holding a new mirror to nature. (fractal geometry in art)

The Economist (US) | November 6, 1993 | Copyright

Like earlier discoveries in geometry, fractals could change the way artists and musicians portray the world

FROM classroom to nightclub, by way of T-shirt and video graphics, fractal designs have made their mark on popular culture. Endlessly interesting and strikingly colourful, the images are now so popular that fractal posters and coffee mugs are a dime a dozen. The bold new geometry of the 1980s is in danger of becoming 1990s kitsch.

Some artists, though, expect fractals to be more than a commercial gimmick. "It's a new way of looking at space and form," ...

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