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Hi all. I just posted an update on DeviantART on the BMFAC. Also of note is that Javier Barrallo wrote an article on the contest for a Spanish science magazine. All of the winning submissions to the 2011 BMFAC were included in the article and all are inside the print magazine. I posted pics of the article and a few that Javier sent from the first exhibit in Logroño, in Northern Spain. My piece, "Gordian Twist" was chosen by the editor of the magazine for the cover art. Here's a link to the journal entry. http://haltenny.deviantart.com/journal/2011-BMFAC-News-Update-299664037 (http://haltenny.deviantart.com/journal/2011-BMFAC-News-Update-299664037) I could also upload pics here if you want, I just didn't know the best place to put them :)

Congratulations for the cover art Hal, it is a great image!
Also thank you for the info... sad that BMFAC still never put any info / images from the exhibit at their site... :/

sad but true, even a dedicated query from me for a press handout or any other info about the exhibit was replied with silence. the local press here was quite interested in a homie, being amongst the winners of an international art contest, but i could not even tell them where in logroño this exhibit takes place. embarrassing!  :-\

thanks hal for the update, glad to see that this contest wasn't a hallucination.
i agree with johan, your image comes out great as cover art!

Yes, I agree that the BMFAC site has not done a very good job following up on the progress. Javier did say he was waiting for some other pictures and newspapers reviews that he will share as soon as received from local organizers. He also said he has saved 25 brochures from the exhibit, one for each winner. I am assuming at some point he will send them to us... Thanks very much for the kind words!

Thanks very much Johan. BMFAC should be much more forthcoming with info. They should know it means a lot to us...

This is going to be a massive posting... sorry C...  O0

I got the PDF of the article in the "redes" magazine from Hal, and managed to extract the text and Googletranslate it (with all the strangeness that will cause) Nothing very interesting or new in it, but I thought at least some of us might be interested:


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e l u c v or i ng on t i l a e r r a
Vi ctor Carbajo (Tissue).
Coby van Heuvel of Teutemann Jost (Secret Sign). (Garden Lights).
Mark Brady (Cupreous Complex).
Li ght Ska Iktomi (Flexible).
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E L E FRACTAL ART
By PROFESSOR ER JAVI
Barrallo CALONGE
(UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY)
This is called fractal
irregular object whose structure
or fragmented repeats
different scales. The term
was coined by the mathematician
Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975,
derived from the Latin fractus, which
means broken. This type
objects belong to many
of the forms present in the
nature, like trees,
mountains, galaxies,
reefs or clouds.
The main characteristic of a
fractal object is its roughness
and irregularity, which will
prevents be described using
traditional geometry
use to define our
houses, furniture and cities. Is
Speaking of this geometry
fractal to refer to objects
rugose, as present in
nature which can not be
employing the geometry defined
Euclidean designed in the former
Greece over 2,000 years ago.
To mark the ARTEFRACTAL
The fourth edition
Contest
international
Benoît fractal art
Mandelbrot, we
a look at the fascinating
world of fractals,
where mathematics
and art meet
and generate structures
of great beauty
Stuart Painter (Renaissance). Hal Tenny (Gordi an Twi st).
m a t e m i c a t to s
24 A second feature of
is the self-similarity of fractals,
ie, ownership by the
that some objects show
copies of themselves to different
scales. For example, the
structure of the coastline
Spain is very similar to be
observed on a scale of 1000
kilometers at a scale
100, 10 or 1 kilometer. And even
if we decrease the range of
observation up to a meter, the
contour of the rocks forming
maintains a coast
resemblance to the contours of
larger scale. This property is
repeated in other objects, such as
clouds or tree branches,
where each fragment is similar
the overall whole. All
they are fractal objects.
are generated by electron
complete a computer and no
questions his humanity, but in
that time no other
artistic expression depended on both
of science and technology as
design fractal images.
But art is not a fractal
computational process in the
meaning that the computer
works independently,
assisted by an operator
pressing buttons and moving levers.
The computer is always directed
towards the direction that points
the artist. A fractal image
is not a random building,
but satisfies many
rules, formulas and algorithms.
Like any process
mathematical nature, art
requires training fractal
and training. Through
practice, the results
pass obtained from random
and unpredictable to be creative
and balanced. A good artist
must always maintain fractal
control of their work in terms
Structure, composition and
color. After defining the work
may continue to adjust
parameters and intuitively
color palettes until
the optimal result.
Like other forms
digital art, fractal art
generated virtual models
impossible to produce in life
real, where laws prevail
physical. The results from
our creativity and
computer provides only
the muscle to
them visible without any
awareness of what
occurs. Computers for
are very potent, are not
able to select patterns
FRACTAL CREATIVITY
Although in its beginning
fractal geometry had a
purely theoretical,
soon the beauty of its images
and the impact caused from
reminded the general public
a group of artists that was
possible to create a fractal art
as a genre of visual art
emerging in the 80 and 90.
Fractal images are
generated solely by
the computer as they need
an enormous amount of calculations
mathematical impossible
develop manually. By
This is why fractal art was
associated in its origins to art
computer and received with great
skepticism by the community
artistic. Many criticisms
was based on the computer
who generated fractal image
through numerical processes
iterative and therefore presumably
dehumanized the process
creative. Today
numerous films
animation
or albums
Music
Anton Liasotskyi (Lumi a).
THE FRACTAL TRIA OME G E
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Johan Andersson (Fractal Wasp Troll).
Torsten Stier (The Harvest).
Maulana Randa (Imaginary Mine). Jessica Orr (Vincent).
Bittler Bernard (ng Flyi Aztec City).
Ji mmi and Josefsson (Complex Illumination).
Jeremie Brunet (Underwater).
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beauty or ugliness in a
image beyond rules
very basic composition.
Only the human brain
can discern whether the structure
an image is balanced,
appropriate in its colorful ...
summary, the beauty.
CONTEST
FRACTAL ART
It Beno MANDELBROT
In 2005, the discoverer of
fractals, Benoit Mandelbrot,
gave his name to the contest
International fractal art.
Since then this event
has served as indisputable
thermometer and benchmark
the evolution of fractal art.
In life, Benoît Mandelbrot
chaired three editions of
competition (2005, 2007 and 2009) and
their subsequent exhibitions.
During his address established
profile of the contest, worked with
the jury, wrote prefaces to
catalogs and whenever you
was opened in person may
exposures containing
the selected images.
On October 14, 2010
Mandelbrot died. During
four decades led the
aware of numerous
mathematical and inspired
scientists from other disciplines. The
fourth edition of this competition
is dedicated to his memory. Its
enthusiasm for the project is
irreplaceable and will be very difficult
fill the void it leaves us, but
Aliette Mandelbrot and his widow
fractal expert Michael
Barnsley have taken over
as honorary chairmen.
Although fractal art is only
a small part of the work
developed by Benoît
Mandelbrot in his lifetime, this
competition serves as a tribute
the entire fractal geometry.
As in the three
previous editions, the jury
chosen international 25
images to be displayed
at about 2012
world (as in last year
were in Spain, Argentina and
India). Of note is the marked
international character of
contest, with a share
fractal artists from
more than 30 countries. Can
More information
on the competition website
(Www.fractalartcontests.com).
Initially,
fractal art
was received
very
skepticism
community
Mystique Art
Janet Parke (Reveal). Therese Aasrud (Worn Out). Loui s Markoya (FFB).
Ewa Stryza (Sandstorm).
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FRACTAL IN
THREE DIMENSIONS
The evolution of fractal art
in its first twenty years
of life has been really
surprising. And one wonders
how it will be in twenty
years. Programs
Fractals have evolved
Incredibly and reached
a level of sophistication
seemed impossible as recently as
a decade. And that only
we are facing at the beginning
of this form of expression
combines art and math.
When we contemplate the
fractal images first
dazzled us for years
80, now seem antiquated.
The fractal art moves large
speed and, like other
artistic trends, presents
a huge variety of techniques
and styles. To this promotes easy
access to digital art, since in
our days are not necessary
stations
working with
powerful graphical environments
but computers
are low cost personal
capable of effectively
the necessary calculations. The
Forums provide places
to meet and exchange and
Internet provides resources
teaching and tutorials
to plunge into the world
creating a fractal.
In this evolution include
fractals undoubtedly
dimensional, namely
the Mandelbulbs and Mandelboxes
-So named in honor of
Mandelbrot, which are
like the famous group
dimensional Mandelbrot
transferred to the three
dimensions. Creativity and
the imagination of the authors
adapted to allow scenes
character
architectural
and forms of science fiction
appearance both organic and
mechanics. And are these fractal
that no three-dimensional
epatado certainly have in the last
Art Contest Edition
Benoit Mandelbrot Fractal.
Almost 50% of images
selected has left the
world of two dimensions
to go into the third
dimension. It is not easy
started in this type of art
fractal, but several
programs that can be
helpful. Among them
Mandelbulber stresses, a
magnificent freeware
and fully functional
which can be downloaded
www.mandelbulber.com and
which is available for
Windows, Linux and Mac
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YVONNE MOUS (Intrepid).
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JOHN McCABE