Fractals are the visual depictions of mathematical equations, the same math equations, in fact, that describe natural phenomena such as coastlines, plant shapes and weather patterns. A computer program assigns a color to each point in the image based on the answers to a chosen equation, which then results in abstract fractal shapes. Dozens of variables are manipulated in order to create these fascinating images. Equations representing each image accompany each picture. This 2005 wall calendar, created with cutting edge computer programs, features the stunning, organic designs of Alice Kelley, who says, "Fractals, for me, are a way of creating not only order but actual beauty out of chaos. It’s math, but there is room for intuition."
Sample caption:
Colors are forces, radiant energies
that affect us positively or negatively,
whether we like it or not.
—Johannes Itten
Sample caption:
Colors are forces, radiant energies
that affect us positively or negatively,
whether we like it or not.
—Johannes Itten
