Wood burning, which goes by pyrography when it’s feeling fancy, has been an art form for centuries. [PapaJ06] puts a new twist on it by using a microwave oven transformer to generate fractal ...

Fractals are name-dropped in the Oscar-winning ... The researchers found that, in works of art that preserved that factor, viewers were able to easily recognize trees—even if they had been ...

But by looking at fractals in art and trees, the researchers hoped to start a discussion. “This theory of proportion outlines an ideal, and provides common terms in which to compare art ...

Taylor, who also works in the art and psychology department, was the first to notice the use of fractals in Jackson Pollack’s “drip-and-splash” paintings. The study, which has garnered ...

You may not be able to define “fractal” — yet — but fractals are, in fact, everywhere. As you might expect from hearing her title, Hayley Brazier, Donald M. Kerr curator of natural history ...