Bell Creative Studio

Mandala automata

Ryan — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:18:38 +0000

Ever since I read Stephen Wolfram’s “A New Kind of Science“, I’ve been intriged by cellular automata and simple self-referencial / recursive algorithms (I even have an app published in the iTunes Store called Total Automata.)

The other night when I had a little bit of freetime, I devised a cipher using a reversible 1-dimensional second order automata (more info in the source code):

http://bellcreativestudio.com/caCrypt/

The trick to making an elementary cellular automata reversible is to XOR the previous state against the future state to preserve the history. Then you can flip the last two rows to run the process backwards.

Next, I took the XOR idea into 2-dimensions and discovered this mandala looking animation: (Variations in source code.)

http://bellcreativestudio.com/mandala/

What’s amazing is that all of the fractal complexity arises from a single empty point of singularity.

(Volume rendering of 2d slices with time along the Z-axis using CT scan software GE MicroView.)

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Cryptocurrency charts

Ryan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:33:04 +0000

I created a Google Charts visualization for the four major cryptocurrency exchanges using a cron task to connect with the trading API’s at mtgox.com, exchange.bitparking.com, and btc-e.com every hour.

The blue Heikin Ashi candlesticks show noise-filtered price movement (measured along the 1st column of labels) by time (bottom row of labels) over an orange wick-length volatility indicator and red discussion-volume line. Volume is represented by an open or closed grey bar, labelled on the inner column of numbers.

The Ask depth is drawn in green and the Bid depth in red for the past 10 days (newest data is darker; older data is lighter), with the volume required to move the price in either direction listed below. The black line is a time-independent mirrored Renko chart used to identify possible support & resistance values. Average price movement for Hourly (H), Daily (D), Weekly (W), and Monthly(M) periods are displayed with colored circle indicators.

The charts are available at: http://bellcreativestudio.com/charts (coincharts.bit)

See: What is a cryptocurrency?

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A beautiful arrangement of “That’s All.”

Linda — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:50:05 +0000

Here’s a beautiful arrangement of “That’s All,” produced by Linwood Bell, with vocals by Cathi Muckle.

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The story behind my painting, “Hello.”

Linda — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:05:54 +0000

To read the story behind “Hello,” please visit my blog: http://bellcreativegallery.com/the-story-behind-hello/

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Launched a new website for my art/photos!

Linda — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:33:26 +0000

It was time to give my old art/photography site a facelift, so I decided to launch it under a new name, Bell Creative Gallery. I hope you’ll stop by and check out!

I also have my photos posted on:

Google+: www.gplus.to/lindabell

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bellcreativestudio

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindabell

FineArtAmerica: http://linda-bell.artistwebsites.com/

Please let me know if you have your photos or artwork posted anywhere. I’d love to see them!

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Yes, we can do that.

Linda — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:55:14 +0000

I absolutely LOVE working closely with our clients. I value their input, and always try to deliver exactly what they want (even though sometimes what they want and what they need are two different things – as demonstrated so eloquently in this video).

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OWLE (BUBO)! I’ve gotta have it!

Linda — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:18:04 +0000

Check out this OWLE BUBO handheld iPhone mount/stabilizer. It’s the ultimate gadget for iPhone videographers. It even comes with a super cool 35mm wide angle lens PLUS microphone! I’m totally drooling over this right now:

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Soundcloud + WordPress site + mobile devices.

Linda — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:23:56 +0000

Have you posted your Soundcloud music on your WordPress website and then noticed later, much to your frustration, that it’s not showing up on your iPhone, iPad, etc? Here’s how to get Soundcloud, WordPress, and mobile devices to play nicely together…

On Soundcloud, click the SHARE button above your track.
* In the popup window, click CUSTOMIZE PLAYER. (On the bottom, right corner).
* Click the HTML5 tab.
* Using the color picker, select the color for your “play” button.
* Copy the widget code.
* Paste this code on your [WordPress] site.
Tah-dah! It’s as easy as that!

Here’s a Christmas tune that Linwood produced/arranged with lovely vocalist (and dear friend) Cathi Muckle, that demonstrates how well it works.

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Google’s Art Project is breathtaking!

Linda — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:46:55 +0000

As an artist/photographer, being able to peruse the galleries in the “Art Project powered by Google,” and get so close to these great masterpieces that you can study the tiniest little details and nuances in each brushstroke, is so exhilarating I have to remind myself to breathe!

Brilliant in both concept and presentation, it allows you to explore 17 of the finest art museums from around the world, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA in New York, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Tate Britain and The National Gallery in London. More than 1,000 works of art by more than 400 artists can be viewed at amazing zoom levels. For those who enjoy discussing art, you can even create your own collection of these masterpieces and share them with your friends.

[ Each time you refresh the page, a different painting is featured.]

VISITOR’S GUIDE:

BEHIND THE SCENES:

I think I’ll make a cup of coffee and run over to the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid. What a wonderful way to spend a Sunday morning!

Join me at GoogleArtProject.com!

You’ve got to bring your own coffee, though, ok?

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Introducing the Lytro Light Field (“focus later”) camera.

Linda — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:24:39 +0000

Have you heard about the new Lytro Light Field camera? It captures the color, intensity, and direction of all the light in the field, at once. Instantly. This enables you to focus and refocus the image after you’ve taken the shot! Yes, AFTERWARDS. Can you imagine?! At $400, it’s a bit pricey for a fun little gadget, but…it’s oh, soooooo cool!

Here’s are some interesting visual examples of how you can adjust images taken by a “light field camera” AFTER you’ve shot it.

NOTE: Click on different areas of the screen to change the focal point.

For more information on this camera, visit: www.lytro.com/

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