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Computer Virus by Forrest McCluer is a series of sculptures made out of computer parts to resemble biological viruses. Click here to see the sculptures pictured next to the viruses they’re based on.

Incarnate (Three Degrees of Certainty II) by Maskull Lasserre. There is something kind of appropriate about carving a human skull out of outdated computer manuals. 

From the series Growth, Destruction and Rebirth by Caitlin Bates

Bates on her work:

My current bodies of work are reflections of interpersonal conflicts, ideals, and childish mentalities. They’re about viewing a world without blood and gore, leaving the meatiness of how our bodies work, function, feel, touch and see still vivdly intact. Mentally and emotionally speaking, I haven’t grown up. Through my work I’m trying to work out the balance of these irrational thoughts and behaviors into the harsh reality of life.

When Daniel Brown wanted to name his generative flower series, he chose On Growth and Form for good reason:

‘On Growth and Form’ is titled in homage to the book of the same name written by D’arcy Thompson in 1917. In it the scientist (the first bio-mathematician) uses mathematics and 3D modeling to investigate the theory of evolution and the relationships between different species.

“The harmony of the world is made manifest in Form and Number and the heart and soul and all the poetry of Natural Philosophy are embodied in the concept of mathematical beauty. ” -Sir D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson, from On Growth and Form.

Included above are images from a three-story high installation at the Victoria & Albert Museum that generated flowers out of pieces from their collection and a floral generator for MagneticNorth to create unique rewards for users.

Eric J. Heller aims to make the unseen world of quantum physics visible through his art.

Heller on his work:

My digital abstract art is inspired by a world we cannot directly see; the quantum realm of electrons, atoms, and molecules. The strange, often chaotic quantum domain yields forms, which I use as a medium, creating images which convey the mystery of quantum physics.

His philosophy on a new medium:

When a water colorist puts a wet brush to paper, physics rules the result: wetting and fluid flow on paper, scattering and absorption of light by pigment on fibers, evaporation and drying hold sway. These physical phenomena mimic other aspects of the natural world and with experience can be harnessed to wonderful effect. Similar statements hold for pastels, egg tempera, oils, photographs, etc. To date, digital painting tools have tried to emulate traditional media and effects.

Digital artists need no longer emulate traditional media only! The computer allows us to create new media, with new rules, more naturally suited to the new tool. But such rules are best when they too follow physical phenomena, instead of arbitrary mathematical constructs. I have learned to paint with electrons moving over a potential landscape, quantum waves trapped between walls, chaotic dynamics, and with colliding molecules. Nature often mimics herself, and so these new media, exposing the beauty and mystery of the atomic world, yield a variety of effects that recall familiar aspects of our macroscopic experience.

Find out more about his method and what each of these images represent here

Grace Hopper: The gifted mathematician and pioneer by Charis Tsevis. 

We’re flooding people with information. We need to feed it through a processor. A human must turn information into intelligence or knowledge. We’ve tended to forget that no computer will ever ask a new question. — Grace Hopper

Whether you’re looking for silver and gold decorations or concerned about which side of the naughty/nice binary you’re on, there’s a beautiful handmade ornament for you at the verymere Etsy store.

Fractals aren’t just for trippy music visualizers:

Romanian graphic designer Cristian Boian has been passionate about using new technology to create images since discovering the power of visual communication during his degree. In this series called “Attempts”, Boian’s creates very complex curves, ellipses and fractal figures.