Fractal Art by Blythe Hoyle Exhibited
At Robin's Bookstore in Philadelphia

Blythe Hoyle, a longtime lecturer in the Department of Geology and the College Seminar Program, is now also a published fractal artist. Her work was selected for inclusion in the winter issue of Philadelphia Stories, and it will be displayed at Philadelphia arts hot spot Robin's Bookstore this Sunday, Dec. 9, from 2 to 5 p.m., at an open house featuring Philadelphia Stories contributors.

"Fractal" is a word coined by the mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot in 1975 to describe a geometric shape that can be subdivided in parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole. In theory, computers can carry out the mathematical functions that govern fractals to an infinite degree of complexity, and visual representations of them have captured the imagination of artists.

Hoyle uses a program called UltraFractal 4.04 to create her fractal art. "It does the math while allowing the artist to choose fractal formulas, colors, shapes, sizes, etc.," Hoyle writes.

The event at Robin's, located at 108 S. 13th Street, will include readings of fiction, poetry and essays; the works of visual artists in a variety of media will be exhibited. For more information, see http://www.robinsbookstore.com/events/120907.html.

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