Mixing Sacred with Fractals

Some of my favorite fractals are the ones mixed with photos. I've seen many mixed with stained glass in churches or backgrounds of statues.

I tried my hand at it using a statue of a Virgin Mary and colorful fractal. It didn't come out exactly as I thought, but I can keep trying.

Open up the flood gates

I feel like a zipper has come apart and in flows the water.

A little Blue Sky

This sky from the ground looking through some trees is almost Japanese in style. I colored it to make it more appealing.

A dragon

I've been trying to find "real" pictures in the Mandelbrot. I find it is like a childhood game (adult too) where you see objects in the clouds. Here is a dragon I found.

Is fractal art real art?

Well, who knew my new hobby would be so controversial! But according to Dr. Charles Vassalo, fractal art could quite well be considered non-art. He argues that "A sunset, as gorgeous as it could be, turns into an artwork only after the interpretation of a talented painter or photographer." Although Dr. Vassalo readily admits that he's no expert in art philosophy, he believes that fractal art is more about discovering pictures that are already there rather than creating "art." Here is the
short version, but I would advise taking the time to learn about fractals and reading the start of longer version.

So, what is the next step? Discover the infinite and possibly create art with fractals!

I do not have a clue

Check before you run

Be careful with Fractal Explorer. My downloaded copy has a trojan in the compiler.