Francesco De Comité

Associate Professor of Computer Science
University of Sciences and Technology, Lille, France / European Society for Mathematics and Art
Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

Seeking ways to illustrate mathematical concepts and constructions is an endless game. Jumping from one idea to another, mixing techniques and computer code, and then waiting for the image to appear on my screen, leads often to surprising results.

Fractal Rhombic Ring
Fractal Rhombic Ring
50cmx50cm
Digital print
2011

Transparent boxes inside transparent boxes inside transparent boxes ...

Fractalizing the archimedean solids.
Fractalizing the archimedean solids.
50cmx50cm
Digital print
2011

Generalizing the Menger sponge construction.

Sierpinski Cliffs
Sierpinski Cliffs
50cmx50cm
Digital print
2011

Playing around with Apollonian gaskets, recursivity and circle inversion can give rise to landscapes no one has seen before.