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Published: 2017-04-21 23:52:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 398; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 0
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Apophysis 7x. Random batch generated, original gradient. Very extensive Fx editing to increase complexity and improve position in 3D.This fractal is inspired by "Starry Starry Night" and "Sunflowers" dedicated to Vincent Van Gogh (Josh Groban--"Vincent" youtu.be/fRrfQvEq6x0 ) and also to Heath Ledger, two artists whose deep commitment to their artistic vision and portrayal of their subject ultimately cost their lives. Van Gogh's lack of professional success was his undoing, while Ledger's achieving professional success, was his.
There is much beauty in this world, but beneath its surface there are powers vying for our destruction. Happy are those who have not grasped first hand, or been grasped by, these unseen forces. Jesus, protect us and shield us from what our eyes cannot see, so that we can continue to enjoy the great beauty of Creation, and glorify the quest for good in our own being.
Love,
Debra
4/22/17 Slight color/brightness adjustments.
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should submit to some groups and increase your visibilty
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If I increase my visibility I will have to increase my time online. And I cannot afford internet at home.
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Probably your best effort yet (at least to these non-believer eyes!).
Tangentially, Van Gogh's death is being recast by some historians as a murder rather than a suicide.
The circumstances of his death are more than merely suspicious, so as the song goes...
It ain't nece-ain't nece
Ain't nece-ain't nece
Ain't necessarily ... so !
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Thank you for the compliment! Yes, I remember that now about Van Gogh, he sent his ear to say he was sorry for offending this friend inadvertently who refused to be reconciled. But before that, he had a history of periods he'd be in mental institutions, and depression plagued him, because he could not earn a living from his art. So whether he was murdered or not, he still suffered for his art his whole life--it was not, say, an option for him, to go be a banker, chimney sweep, doctor, etc.
As to a non-Christian fractal being the best in your opinion yet, there are many I consider better than it, which I had very little to do with making myself but 'sprung out' nearly complete, because God willed me to give it and knew how to do it. Making one up by repeating patterns, doesn't achieve meaning, and to me feels empty.
These two are of similar 'style' if you will, but I cannot claim credit for
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and I believe are far better, because they have meaning!
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We share an appreciation for the math... perhaps even an overlap of beliefs as my agnosticism can be shaky when pondering the mathematical implications.
I can understand your preference for pieces where you made a leap from one paradigm to the next rather than an iterative step:
I cannot deny the fact of the transcendent, but it is such a personal thing. Each of us structures our minds differently as we evolve. Something that you might achieve via iterative steps could nonetheless require a radical shift in perspective for me to appreciate.
This seems to be a bit of a repeating pattern of its own as I've commented on the fractals of other artists. It may be a matter of viewing a gallery from newest to oldest rather than chronologically, but I suspect there's more to it.
Either way, thanks for sharing your lovely gallery.
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Thank you very much. I believe some fractal artists "find a style" they like and get progressively better at it. Then I see fractal artists who have done wonderful, beautiful work, take a left turn into the chaos work and then because they get bored, start producing jagged elementary stuff with unpretty color combos (the kind of stuff I consistently reject) and I think, "why, have you lost your sense of taste and gone blind?" But I do not say anything to them. Some go forwards, some go backwards, some doubtless see going backwards as a means of going forwards artistically. In traditional media, I cannot appreciate modern, abstract art because I prefer art to be more realistic or at least impressionist.
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