My favorite examples of fractal art from more recent times include da Vinci's Turbulence (1500), Hokusai's Great Wave (1830), M.C. Escher's Circle Series (1950s) and, of course, Pollock's poured ...

The RISD Museum highlights the fragile beauty and striking designs of centuries-old examples of wallpaper from the collection of a French-American couple, purchased in 1934.

These techniques are used in many types of art, not just landscapes. Still Life with Coffee Pot (Samuel John Peploe, c.1905) uses the same techniques to create a realistic sense of space and depth ...

Although often used, these examples of dithering and halftone patterns and techniques are not the only way to create movement and gradients on static architectural surfaces.

Such repetitive patterns are found in multiple places, including a hashtag-like design that H. sapiens drew with ochre in Blombos Cave in South Africa and a zigzag pattern that H. erectus engraved ...

Art extends well beyond the dozens of frames in Karen Jenson's home. Her delicate brush strokes cover bedroom doors and kitchen cabinets. Her petals and swirls trim headboards and trunks, corner ...

Other examples of nature’s fractals include clouds, rivers, coastlines and mountains. In 1999, my group used computer pattern analysis techniques to show that Pollock’s paintings are as ...

My favorite examples of fractal art from more recent times include da Vinci’s Turbulence (1500), Hokusai’s Great Wave (1830), M.C. Escher’s Circle Series (1950s) and, of course, Pollock’s ...