Neon Fractal Sculpture

Theodore Gray, who is responsible for those stunning Periodic Table of Elements works I've blogged about before, points us to this beautiful 3D Hilbert fractal in neon, which is about four inches tall.

Theodore explains, "It was a gift from Richard Crandall, a long-time Mathematica user and Apple fellow who also has a business, Perfectly Scientific, which sells algorithms, lab equipment, and scientific art, including this lovely object." More about the artwork here, including some video and QTVR panoramas.

• [nosehat]

  I love the idea of a business that sells algorithms… and scientific art! The idea of that seems very pure and quaint to me. =D

• [Anonymous]

  That resembles the original logo for the newly-defunct SGI, previously known as Silicon Graphics.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sgi_cube_logo.png

• [Kieran O’Neill]

  Now that’s a use for electroluminescent wire I could see making – pretty fractal / mathematical equation sculptures.

  (OK, I see they used neon, for symbolic value, but this can be done easily at home by just about anyone using EL wire.)