| "Jazz ala Oscar" is a quadratic Julia set fractal that was rendered in grayscale, with the gray level corresponding to certain characteristics of the orbits. The image is a tribute to the jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, who is described by critic Benny Green in this way: "...under Oscar's fingers tiny little turns and arabesques, fluttering appoggiaturas and grace notes embellish the written line..." I felt that the graceful loops and swirls in this image embellish the underlying Julia set in the same way. |
