Chaos, Fractals, and the Arts - Ralph Abraham · Meeting #3, April 24 • Comments • A. Art...
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Chaos, Fractals,and the ArtsRalph Abrahamwww.ralph-abraham.org/courses/porter34b14
Porter College 34B, UCSCSpring 2014
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Meeting #3, April 24
• Comments
• A. Art history
• B. Basic chaos theory
• C. Computer programming
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Comments
• Return Quiz #1, comment
• Homework #2, comment
• Browse fractal-notes.org
• Project demo #3
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Satchmo
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A. Art History
• Complexity measures: FD, LE, IE
• FD and aesthetic judgement (Pickover, 1990)
• IE and bifurcation (MS#133)
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Complexity measures
• FD: Fractal Dimension (for B&W images)
• LE: Lyapounov Exponent (for dyn systems)
• IE: Image Entropy (for monochrome images)
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Fractal dimensions in nature (Taylor, 2002)
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Fractal dimensions in computer graphics (Pickover, 1995; p. 48)
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Image entropy of chaotic attractorsMS#133, Fig. 3
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Image entropy of chaotic attractorsJPX Fig, 6-23 (before bifurcation)
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Image entropy of chaotic attractorsJPX Fig, 6-28, http://www.vismath.org/fractal-notes/Videos/mira2D/mira-628-long-MD.html
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B. Basic Chaos Theory
• FD vs aesthetic judgement(for chaotic attractors)
• Aks and Sprott, 1996
• Draves et al, 2006
• FD and Jackson Pollack (Taylor et al, 1999)
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Jackson Pollack, Lavender Mist (1950)
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Pollack FD vs time (Taylor, 20052 fig. 3)
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C. Computer Programming
• Dissect play-image model
• Dissect play-movie model
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References for #2
• The visual complexity of Pollack’s dripped fractals, R.P. Taylor (2002)pages.uoregon.edu/msiuo/taylor/art/TaylorlCCS2002.pdf
• MS#120, Electric sheep (2006)
• MS#133, Image entropy (2011)
See course website for details:www.ralph-abraham.org/courses/porter34b14/refs-2014.html
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Porter 34B 2014 Meeting #2
The End
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