Nathan Selikoff: Reach

Artist(s):

• Nathan Selikoff

Title:

Reach

Exhibition:

• SIGGRAPH 2003: CG03: Computer Graphics 2003

Creation Year:

2003

Size:

10 in x 10 in

Category:

• 2D & Wall-Hung

Keywords:

• algorithm
• visualization

Artist Statement:

Originally inspired and encouraged by Clifford A. Pickover’s Chaos in Wonderland: Visual Adventures in a Fractal World, I developed custom software to explore mathematical phenomena known as “strange attractors.” To me, these images, which are merely visualizations (approximations, nonetheless) of dynamical systems, betray a beauty not separate from, but inherent in, science and mathematics. My whole intellect is engaged by these images: as a technician, solving problems and analyzing, and as an artist, creating, selecting, and designing.

Technical Information:

Custom software was created with Microsoft Visual C++, OpenGL, GLUT, GLUI, and DevIL (known as OpenIL when I used it). The original algorithm was presented in Chaos in Wonderland. Two separate programs were created: one to “look for” aesthetically pleasing attractors, the other to render them.

Affiliation Where Artwork Was Created:

University of Central Florida