Quantum Snowflake
by Jason Padgett
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$1,500
Dimensions
24.000 x 18.000 inches
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Title
Quantum Snowflake
Artist
Jason Padgett
Medium
Drawing - Pencil On Paper
Description
This is a naturally occuring ripple of water drawn at the quantum level, frozen in time. When things are colder they vibrate slowly. Since this is a ripple 'drawn', it is like seeing a ripple of water not vibrating, or vibrating very slowly. Looking at water not vibrating is the same as looking at frozen water. This is 'why' a snowflake takes the shape it does. This is where the shape of a snowflake comes from. The universe (with infinite quantum vibrations), makes each individual snowflake new and unique. A little wind here, a little dust there and uncertainty vibrations are what make each snowflake unique. If you could watch a ripple of water in extreme slow motion (say a billion frames a second), this is the shape you would see. Like all of Jason Padgett's fractals, the original was hand drawn using only a pencil, protractor, ruler and compass. He discovered the technique for hand drawing fractals and is currently the only person worldwide that can hand draw fractals of anything. To purchase an original, or have a custom fractal drawn, contact the artist directly.
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August 26th, 2008
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Kirill Volguin
Like someone mentioned in one of the other posts, you can cross your eyes, like you would do for cross-eyed 3D multimedia viewing, and combine two parts of the image into one whole, adding depth, three-dimensionality, or forming a completely new picture. You can do it with this image, because there are two symmetrical shapes on either side of the overall hexagon. I'm now applying this sort of image processing to all of your artworks after discovering it from that past comment. Some of them allow for it; others dont. Maybe some are doing something that I don't even realize is significant. Additionally, one can view the 3D-able images in multiple depths; by crossing your eyes more or less, your eyes can "settle down" on several different images in one picture. Thank you so much for making these artworks Jason, one day I'll be able to afford to hang one up in my house.
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