I have seen that site and those images are ugly ;?) My point is that here in R-land, fractals are an art form. It doesn't matter what the math folks think (but we do owe them a debt of gratitude). As long as it is an artform it will evolve and change and there is nothing that anyone can do to stop it.

I used to think that I was a pretty good artist, but lately I have been getting my artistic ass kicked (maybe that's why I am frustrated). I was one of the first to do a flame composition. That's not a brag, it's a fact. Now everyone is doing it and they are not using UF like I did, they're using whatever tools that work. This train is not stopping any time soon. This artform is moving forward. Maybe not in the direction that we think it should, but it's still moving.

I'm resigned to it.

Those of us who have been fractal purists had better wake up. I don't know where we'll end up but I am convinced that fractal artists will need more than a fractal generator to remain competative. I don't think that fractal art will ever move into the mainstream where photography or other popular fine art is, I hope not, but it can still be fine art. With all of the tools available and all of the young artists here learning to use them, us old guys will be left in the dust. It's happening right in front of us. I have seen many artists get better and better as they learn to use the tools.

Message edited on: 07/09/2004 21:36