Automatic Generation of Fractal Art

J. C. Sprott
Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

ABSTRACT

This article summarizes a ten-year program to develop methods and software for producing aesthetically appealing fractal images with minimal human interaction.  These methods at least provide a useful starting point upon which the human artist can build, and they might portend a future in which the human artist is no match for the machine.

Ref: J. C. Sprott, YLEM Newsletter 20, 10-12 (2000)

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Fig. 1. Typical 2-D strange attractor

Typical 2-D strange attractor

Fig. 2. Typical 3-D strange attractor

Typical 3-D strange attractor

Fig. 3. Typical iterated function system

Typical iterated function system

Fig. 4. Typical generalized Julia set

Typical generalized Julia set

Fig. 5. Typical symmetric icon with 3-fold symmetry

Typical symmetric icon with 3-fold symmetry

Fig. 6. Typical artificial neural net attractor

Typical artificial neural net attractor