http://www.brynmawr.edu/news/2007-12-06/hoyle.shtml
December 6, 2007
Fractal Art by Blythe Hoyle Exhibited
At Robin's Bookstore in Philadelphia
Blythe Hoyle, a longtime lecturer in the Department of Geology and the
College Seminar Program, is now also a published fractal artist. Her
work was selected for inclusion in the winter issue of Philadelphia
Stories, and it will be displayed at Philadelphia arts hot spot Robin's
Bookstore this Sunday, Dec. 9, from 2 to 5 p.m., at an open house
featuring Philadelphia Stories contributors.
"Fractal" is a word coined by the mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot in
1975 to describe a geometric shape that can be subdivided in parts, each
of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole.
In theory, computers can carry out the mathematical functions that
govern fractals to an infinite degree of complexity, and visual
representations of them have captured the imagination of artists.
Hoyle uses a program called UltraFractal 4.04 to create her fractal art.
"It does the math while allowing the artist to choose fractal formulas,
colors, shapes, sizes, etc.," Hoyle writes.
The event at Robin's, located at 108 S. 13th Street, will include
readings of fiction, poetry and essays; the works of visual artists in a
variety of media will be exhibited. For more information, see
http://www.robinsbookstore.com/events/120907.html.
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