Re: algorithmic mathematical art

2006-05-07 Thread Alex Hunsley
Xah Lee wrote: > i've long time been interested in algorithmic mathematical art. That > is, mathematical or algorithmic visual art works that are generated by > computer such that the program's source code reflects the algorithmic > essence of the visual quality in the art work. (for detail, see >

Re: algorithmic mathematical art

2006-05-07 Thread Alex Hunsley
Xah Lee wrote: > i've long time been interested in algorithmic mathematical art. That > is, mathematical or algorithmic visual art works that are generated by > computer such that the program's source code reflects the algorithmic > essence of the visual quality in the art work. (for detail, see >

Re: algorithmic mathematical art

2006-05-07 Thread verec
On 2006-05-07 12:31:47 +0100, Frank Buss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> anyway, today i ran into this page by Frank Buß >> http://www.frank-buss.de/lisp/functional.html >> which used the idea in the book to render a traditional Escher's tiling >> piece. > > I should note that I've used the original

Re: algorithmic mathematical art

2006-05-07 Thread Frank Buss
Xah Lee wrote: > The one most prominent mention of it is in chapter 2 of the book > Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Hal Abelson et al. Thanks for the interesting book tip, it is available online: http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-15.html#%_sec_2.2.4 > any