Julia fractal Computer graphic showing a three dimensional spiral fractal image derived from the Julia Set The Julia Set is a class of shapes plotted from complex number coordinates Each point is assigned a colour depending upon its behaviour under a series of simple but repeated mathe matical operations or mappings The Julia Set was invented and studied during World War I by the French mathematicians Gaston Julia and Pierre Fatou The betterknown Mandelbrot Set arose as a result of attempts made by the mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot in the s to rationalize the massive variety of forms of the Julia Set

Abstract Art

Curious to try something new? Why not learn the language of colors? Our collection of abstract art will introduce you to intriguing concepts and emotions evoked by brushstrokes, shapes, and composition of art. A genre of modernism, abstract art, was founded by Wassily Kadinsky. It represents objects and ideas in an interpretive way.

Other famous abstract artists include Piet Mondrian, Joan Miro, and Jackson Pollock. See their work come alive with the painterly quality of our museum-grade canvas.