BluScenes: The Fractal Plane

Sep 7, 2011

1h 14m

★ 5.0

Overview

The Fractal Plane by Christopher Ursitti is a work of modern art for your HDTV. Even in our digital age, our computers are incapable of rendering these complex animations in real-time. This program was almost a year in the making, resulting in an experience that is simultaneously technological, nostalgic, beautiful and sublime. It's colorful and evolving art with the power to transform a room completely. BluScenes: The Fractal Plane includes two Ursitti compositions, “The Fractal Plane” and the “Mathematical Daydreams,” both with original 7.1 scores composed and performed by Chris Martyn and Geoff Harvey.

Genres

Documentary

Animation

Production Companies

Repnet

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