Henk Mulder
Genetic Fractal “March” (2019)
Wood, 3D printed PLA and lightbulbs, 1 meter high
Heptapod Digitalus
It’s been strangely quiet on the Genetic Fractal blogs but not for lack of activity on planet genetic fractal. I’ve been doing courses in machine learning and will be posting about fractal neural networks Continue reading
Genetic fractals on Behance
Since this blog isn’t really a portfolio blog, I have created a site on Behance where I will post images of some of my art projects.
Enjoy!
Exploring the unseen; the story of genetic fractals
Henk Mulder
Genetic fractal, random generation (2017)
Printed on acrylic, 60 x 40 centimeters
When genetic fractals mate: select the fittest and cross-breed
In this post I talk about the use of genetic fractals in the design process. How you can generate designs randomly, select the best and then cross-breed them with other designs that show good features.
You may have had the impression that “genetic” in “genetic fractals” was just a conceptual term to convey a notion that these fractals have a link with life. Actually, these fractals are build on a genetic code that is mathematically at their core.
Having created some new genetic fractals recently, I decided to take pairs of them and let them mate. We’ll skip the process which sadly isn’t nearly as fun as the way that other species ‘do it’ but it comes down to mixing the DNA of these genetic fractals by taking 50% of each parent and then growing a new genetic fractal from the new DNA. Above and below are two examples.
One of my objectives with this research is to use genetic fractals to create objects that are useful to humans. Common things like furniture and tools could be among them. If you grasp the concept of…
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TUBE AMP BY GENETIC FRACTALS: THE LEAR (PART 2)
Last month I posted part 1 of the LEAR Tube Amp by Genetic Fractals but I kept the best for last: the LEAR Power Supply for the Tube Amp. On paper it looked impressive but in reality it looks like the beast it is supposed to be. Continue reading
Tube Amp by Genetic Fractals: the LEAR (Part 1)
Part 1: the Amplifier Unit
This is a proud post. Now that I have a fully functioning CNC machine, I can give form to design ideas that I have harboured for a long time. This tube amp is one of many such ideas. Continue reading
Shadow screen “Ombrier II”
Henk Mulder
“Ombrier II” (2016)
Acrylic screen with CNC carved genetic fractal tree on an oak base 20 x 13 cm
Plastic IKEA hacked projector on an oak pedestal 9 x 5 cm
3D printed bridges as nature would design them
With the making of the first 3D printed bridge by MX3D (work in progress), not only the scale and usefulness of 3D printing leaps forwards, it also opens up a new avenue for large design options. Continue reading
