Visual Math Institute

Department of Electric Sheep Studies

Fractal Dimension and Aesthetics, References


  • J.Cutting and J.Garvin, 1987
  • C.A.Pickover, 1995
  • J.C.Sprott, 1993
    Automatic Generation of Strange Attractors
    Comput. & Graphics 17, 325-332 (1993)
    Origin of the dimension/aesthetic idea
  • D.J.Aks and J.C.Sprott, 1996
    Quantifying Aesthetic Preference for Chaotic Patterns
    Empirical Studies of the Arts 14, 1-16 (1996)
    Further paper on complexity and experimental aesthetics

  • Revised 30 March 2005 by Ralph Abraham