Self Portraits with Mandelbrot Genetics

This paper is an artist statement describing a manipulation of the Mandelbrot Set equation as the basis for creating semi-figurative images, using a genetic algorithm. Modernist painting is referenced in terms of the play representation and abstraction. The Platonic implications of the Mandelbrot Set are considered as a point of departure for manipulation of the complex function.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2010
• Where: SG
• Authors: Jeffrey Ventrella
• Keywords: Mandelbrot Set, Mandelbrot Set Equation, Semi-figurative Images, SG 2010