Numbers

Out in some math-born corner of the void, the Blobs float. They spin. Pulse. Change color like they’re listening to music only they can hear.

I just finished this one. Really fascinating story well written.

# “To understand recursion, you must understand recursion.”

This: and this: based on this:

The latest image from my generative art series was a nice surprise. It started as this: for (i in 1:500) { x = x*((0.98)^i)*cos(i) y = y*((0.98)^i)*sin(i) } which is simple R code that generates 500 x, y points that spiral. That code gave me this:

I consider myself a fledgling geometer. That is, someone who is inspired by the beauty in numbers and wants to make stuff in that realm. Geometric images and like that. Some call it Sacred Geometry. I prefer to call it Inspired Geometry. So, I’m an Inspired Geometer? Okay. I can go with that.

A curve that starts from a point and moves farther away as it revolves around the point is called a spiral.

Let’s use math to draw pictures, shall we? There is a wonderful world out there of representing patterns in nature, especially flowers, in mathematical terms. Ever gazed into a sunflower? I hope so. I’m learning and exploring as I go along here, so I’ll start with simple circle plots and move on from there. But where to start? How about Pythagorus?

Can there be beauty in math? I think so. I want to experiment with this idea for awhile. So, here goes a new series: The Beauty In Numbers. I’m going to off on a tangent (!) and study mathematics and art together.