Chia-Yu Tsai

The 3D fractal shape(Mandelbulb) generated by the mathematical function, through machine learning to create new Mandelbulbs which do not exist, aims to confuse the order and chaos.

Mandelbulb is a classical three-dimensional fractal shape; from iteration and evolution, the infinite loop generates million of intricate detail and elaborate form. I try to explore this potential shape by changing the variables, equations or coordinates to generate various shapes. Through collecting thousands of images, the new mandelbulbs have been regenerated by A.I. Away from the orders and rules, the shapes are now no longer symmetric or algorithm-driven and become a new product of integration. This idea came from the Chaos theory; the scientific theory focuses on the underlying pattern and rule that were once regarded as randomness and disorder. From Butterfly Effect to Fractal, the unpredictability led by small change and building the regime poised between order and chaos, they work collaboratively, confuse each other, and appear everywhere. This project aims to explore the balance between both and keep pushing the border by the complexity.

Chia-Yu Tsai is a creative technologist, user experience designer and new media artist with a background in graphic design. He combines aesthetics with logic, and perception with analysis, devoted to developing his creative practice with technologies. His works focus on creating complex forms with algorithms and rules and keep pushing the boundaries from various dimensions (e.g mathematics, machine learning, 3D modeling).