Graphics Programming, Computer Mathematics, Math & Science Applications
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Overview
Graphica 2 consists of unique and unusual color illustrations created using the computer software system Mathematica. This unique and beautiful book will be both an inspiration and a reference work for designers, artists, and architects--as well as for people working in computer graphics, scientific visualization, electronic media design, and mathematics.The remarkable images in this volume dwell on the border between order and chaos. In each one, the artist and physicist Igor Bakshee balances strict geometry against carefully controlled randomness, producing a unique computer-generated design. By mixing the opposing forces of order and disorder in just the right proportion, Bakshee's mathematical alchemy brings the images to life.
Is there a mathematical pattern for beauty? Since the time of the ancient Greeks, artists have investigated the relationship between aesthetically pleasing designs and their geometric underpinnings. Usually this relation has been tenuous, since images built according to strict mathematical principles appear lifeless and static. Yet, as this volume demonstrates, these images can be enlivened through the carefully controlled use of random elements.
Igor Bakshee has spent years investigating the visual effects produced by different kinds of randomness. He developed the Artlandia application, which gives artists a high degree of control over a wide variety of random processes. This volume shows the results of Bakshee's investigations. His careful mixture of order and chaos results in an extraordinary encyclopedia of beautiful patterns.
About The Author:
Igor Bakshee has worked in the electronics industry and held research and senior research positions in the Ukraine and Japan. He has been a member of the Applications Development team at Wolfram Research since 1994 and wrote the award-winning application Control System Professional. He is also the author of Artlandia, a Mathematica-based application for creative graphic design. He founded Artlandia, Inc. in 1995 and has produced successful designs for major textile manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad. His designs have been licensed for clothing fabric, upholstery, automotive interiors, wall coverings, and fine art prints. Dr. Bakshee received his Ph.D. in physics from Moscow University.
Editorials
Applied Arts
Who says art and science don't mix? Two physicists--Michael Trott from Germany and Russian Igor Bakshee--have proven otherwise. They used Mathematica, a visualization and modeling tool used by engineers, mathematicians, and scientists, to create startling images that are at once amazingly complex and beautifully simpleCommunication Arts
In the hands of artists...Mathematica has become a springboard to a new world of illustrative powerComputer Shopper UK
The art of Graphica will sometimes look like the creations of a human artist and sometimes like a familiar system in nature.... So, as with all mathematical art, what is presented here is a combination of the fundamental beauty of mathematical principles and the imagination of the artistsR & D Magazine
The books are an excellent reference work for designers, artists, and architects--as well as people working in computer graphics, scientific visualization, and web page designBook Details
Published
May 1, 1999
Publisher
Wolfram Media, Incorporated
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781579550103