Fractal Geometry on Etsy

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A Fractal, known to mathematicians as The Mandelbrot Set, is very simply defined as an object that displays infinitely complex self-similarity at all scales. Mathematically inclined artists can use Benoit Mandelbrot's iterated equation, Z = Z2 + C, to generate digital fractal images, or freehand art influenced by the fascinating iteration and recursion of fractals.

Inspired by the recent fascinating Nova feature about fractal geometry, I became curious to see whether Etsy artists consciously use fractals as inspiration and was pleased to find a few to showcase in today's feature.
While fractal patterns are evidenced everywhere in nature, from fern fronds to jagged mountain ranges, it is another of those phenomena we are often oblivious of or take for granted, until either a mathematician or a skilled artist invites us to focus on the mesmerizing beauty of natural repetition. Click on the pictures to go directly to these Etsy listings. Prices from $6.00 to $200.00.
Today's Etsy artists include: Roo84, Fractalgirl, kellydietrich, infraliminil, HAzevedo, lunarcus, ArtisticallySpeaking, bibbidibaubles

Monochrome: The Gray Scale on Etsy

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Monochrome art explores a single color and its tonal variations. Today's selections are a tribute to the gray scale, represented in this array of photographs, ceramics, bodily adornment plus a wrapped stick of graphite that an artist might use to render a subject in black and white. In contrast to our color-infused reality, black and white photography teaches our eye to appreciate the full range of light upon surface, revealing nuanced gray shades stepping from white all the way to black. Before the invention of photography, artists sketching in coal, graphite or ink used their discerning eye to analyze light and shadow, converting colors into values of gray. Though we sometimes consider black and white to be the most objective portrayal of a subject, in fact it is an abstraction, given the technicolor reality of our world. Artistic expression in black and white or sepia tones is meditative, elegant, haunting, dreamlike or surreal, and sometimes is in itself a stylistic statement of rebellion. Click on the pictures to go directly to these Etsy listings. Prices range from $2.00 to $130.00.

Today's Etsy artists include: MirekPhoto, sclark, themaritimepost, Xenotees, waternymph, GomezbyHand, EarthborneArt, TheButterflyFactory, MNNPottery, andescruz

Miniature Art on Etsy: Start Your Own Bitty Museum

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Art afficianados who lack wall space or funds can collect small works on Etsy for a fraction of the price of standard format originals. ACEO stands for Art Card, Editions and Originals. It is surprising how much punch a good artist can pack into an ACEO, despite its diminutive standard size of 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Whether you crave abstract or representational art for your own pleasure or to enhance your home, you can curate and create your own personal miniature art gallery by collecting ACEO originals and prints. Click on the pictures to go directly to these Etsy Listing. Prices range from $3.00 to $15.00.
From top left to bottom right, today's artists include: printmakerjenn, jenlo262, haywardART, KathyMortonStanion, kristensteinfineart, kaslkaos, PaintingPrints, ParallaxPhoto, JessicaDoyle, NanLawson, asilart, dahliahousestudios