fallen angels
holyplaces:

Floor detail from Baptistry: Siena, Italy.  Photo by Barbara Bolsen
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holyplaces:

Floor detail from Baptistry: Siena, Italy.  Photo by Barbara Bolsen

P.S. Adore the Holy Places blog!  (We adore you too!)

canidadi:

Mount Athos

canidadi:

Mount Athos

intothecontinuum:

r = 1
2.0425 ≤ a ≤ 2.0426
s = 800
(High-Res detail for a = 2.04252)
Mathematica code:
Manipulate[Graphics[Line[   Table[{-r^n*Sin[n*2*Pi/a], r^n*Cos[n*2*Pi/a]}, {n, 0, s}]],  PlotRange -> 1.3], {r, .1, 1}, {a, 0.001, 6*Pi, .00001}, {s, 1, 800, 1}]

intothecontinuum:

r = 1

2.0425 ≤ a ≤ 2.0426

s = 800

(High-Res detail for a = 2.04252)

Mathematica code:

Manipulate[Graphics[Line[
Table[{-r^n*Sin[n*2*Pi/a], r^n*Cos[n*2*Pi/a]}, {n, 0, s}]],
PlotRange -> 1.3],
{r, .1, 1}, {a, 0.001, 6*Pi, .00001}, {s, 1, 800, 1}]

ianbrooks:

Dice Sculptures by Tony Cragg

Various sculptures delicately configured with thousands of dice. Good thing he didnt botch.

(via: colossal)