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Janet Parke -Fractual Artist

 

 

Janet Parke lives and works in Memphis, Tennessee, as a ballet teacher and choreographer. She began exploring fractals in 1997 and had her first solo exhibition two years later. Since then, her work has appeared in several exhibitions worldwide, including "The Frontier Between Art and Science" which toured Europe and South America. Her "Libellen" won an Award of Excellence in the 2001 Toray Digital Creation Awards.

 

Artists Statement

 

"The medium in which I work is Fractal Art. My studio is my computer screen, and I use specialized mathematical formulas as my paints and brushes. Each element of my image - shape, color, texture, light, and shadow - is controlled by these formulas and I, in turn, control the formulas by manipulating their parameters and numeric values. I form each image from a collage of fractal layers which merge and interact to create the finished work. Once completed, the image is rendered at the appropriate size and printed in continuous tone on photographic paper.

As an artist with a background in music and dance, I am inspired by their common elements - the rhythmic repetition of the fractal shape, the graceful, sweeping curves and spirals of color, the dramatic use of texture and light. Creating and combining these elements is comparable to composing a symphony - the basic fractal structure is the melody, the shapes and colors are the voices of different instruments, and the texture like the various sounds of the percussion section. Together they become a rich and complex dance of color. I enjoy the challenge of painting with numbers, but despite its mathematical base, fractal art, for me, is a very intimate and passionate means of expressing the creative spirit." Janet Parke ...........