I’m still not sure what a Lorenz Manifold is. But I know what it looks like when you turn it into a crochet pattern.
I like the fact that some Math students took what seems to be an incredibly abstract mathematical formula and turned it into art. I wonder if, in time, people will come to look at this in the same light that as the impressionists?
And there we have another oddball use of Math. Well, kind of. Monet was not working from complicated equations, but rather more of a gut feeling. By using just a few colors and his ideas of how eyesight actually worked, Monet was able to create a beautiful array of colors and subtle lighting effects.
And with the crocheted Lorenz Manifold we have a visual representation of how strange attractors work. (If that phrase sounds familiar, it pops up In Jurassic Park.) And it looks pretty snazzy, too. And that’s always a plus.
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