PHOTO BY PATRICK REGAN
ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING
by Nathalie Alonso ractals — irregular shapes that can be broken down into parts closely resembling the whole — are everywhere in nature: Clouds, mountain ranges, coastlines and broccoli are just a few examples. This mathematical phenomenon can now also be found at the Crossing Art gallery, on the ground floor of the Queens Crossing mall in Flushing, where artistic renderings of fractals are on display until Feb. 14. The exhibition, called “Fractal Unity,” opened last Saturday. It highlights fractal-like properties in the works of three New York-based multimedia artists — Hyungsub Shin, Hong Seon Jang and Buhm Hong — all of whom are originally from Korea and also happen to be good friends. The gallery conceived the concept for the exhibition and approached the artists after noticing the recurrence of fractals in their work. “The thing that struck us as we got to know each of the artists was not just this sense of growth by division, this kind of brachial growth, but also the mathematical nature of fractals,” said Patrick Regan, the gallery’s director.
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Math and nature inspire a new art show in Flushing A cotton mop by artist Hyungsub Shin, part of the show "Fractal Unity" at Crossing Art gallery.
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