Orbital Summer (2025) Digital Arts by Elkement (Elke Stangl)

Fine art paper, 8x8 in
  • This work is an "Open Edition" Digital Arts, Giclée Print / Digital Print
  • Dimensions Several sizes available
  • Several supports available (Fine art paper, Metal Print, Canvas Print)
  • Framing Framing available (Floating Frame + Under Glass, Frame + Under Acrylic Glass)
  • Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
  • Categories Abstract Science
Happy bouncing orbitals! A collage of several "orbitals" described by the spherical harmonic function Y_33. I am drawing lines (with code - JavaScript/threejs) on the surfaces of nested shapes (No AI), looking at the structure from different perspectives, and creating a collage from seven of these views. Spherical harmonic functions are building blocks [...]
Happy bouncing orbitals!

A collage of several "orbitals" described by the spherical harmonic function Y_33.

I am drawing lines (with code - JavaScript/threejs) on the surfaces of nested shapes (No AI), looking at the structure from different perspectives, and creating a collage from seven of these views.

Spherical harmonic functions are building blocks of somewhat spherical distributions of "stuff" in physics - like electric charge or probabilities in quantum mechanics. This image alludes to the latter!

Colors are not related to physics - they should just emphasize how jubilant these orbitals are!

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PhysicsOrbitalsMathematicsSpherical HarmonicsCreative Coding

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elkement is crafting virtual sculptures with code (no AI!) and with pencils - structures based on mathematical functions. Her art is based on and inspired by physics, engineering, and tech. Inspired by the aesthetics [...]

elkement is crafting virtual sculptures with code (no AI!) and with pencils - structures based on mathematical functions. Her art is based on and inspired by physics, engineering, and tech. Inspired by the aesthetics of vintage patent drawings and by Sir Roger Penrose’s handcrafted sketches, elkement is searching for the nexus of science and art.

elkement enjoys spotting the uncanny in the allegedly simple and mundane. Having created virtual three-dimensional structures with code, she is always searching for an unusual perspective to challenge preconceived notions. She often juxtaposes her visual art with her Found Poetry when she presents her art (at elkement.art).

Recurring motifs in elkement's digital art are diffraction patterns. Since early childhood, elkement had been fascinated by the pure spectral colors of the rainbow and by the physics underlying their creation. Forming structures from diffraction patterns that are both based on exact math and that resemble the patterns you actually see encapsulates the beauty of the phenomena as everybody can experience them, as well as the beauty of the underlying math. 

elkement is a physicist by training who fondly remembers her high school classes in descriptive geometry and fine art.

(In case you read this in a language other than English, it is an automated translation.)

This gallery profile was in March 2022. Profits for artworks created in 2022 go to Ukraine aid - to 'Cards for Ukraine' - a small, transparent organization helping Ukrainian refugees in Austria. 

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