# Ancient Web: Junpei Sekino Turned Equations Into Fractal Landscapes Junpei Sekino's Fractal Art Gallery, copyrighted from 1997, combines original digital artwork with a lengthy explanation of the mathematics behind it. 2026-10-03 :: Switchboard Tech Services ![Ancient Web: Junpei Sekino Turned Equations Into Fractal Landscapes](https://switchboardtechservices.com/static/images/defaults/articles.webp) Part of the [Ancient Web Collection](https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-collection/). A mathematical image can look like a mountain range, a decorated vase, or a strange creature. Junpei Sekino's website wants to show both the finished picture and the equations responsible for making it. [Visit Sekino's Fractal Art Gallery](https://www.sekinoworld.com/fractal/). The page identifies Sekino as its author and carries copyright dates beginning in **1997**. It has continued to evolve, with an update recorded in April 2025. Rather than discard older material when adding new work, Sekino organizes a long illustrated explanation called *Stories about Fractal Art*, plus separate two- and three-dimensional galleries. ## Julia sets with a name and a formula The [2D gallery](https://www.sekinoworld.com/fractal/gallery2D.htm) gives individual images names such as *Cloisonné Lion*, *Jady Lion*, and *Ruby Lion*. The entries go beyond aesthetic descriptions to list parameters for the Julia sets and explain how tiny numerical changes can yield very different patterns. Sekino connects those examples to the Mandelbrot set, which can be used as a kind of map to find Julia sets with different properties. Some are connected in one piece; others consist of disconnected points. The visual difference is not always apparent at a glance, and the gallery calls attention to that difficulty. The [3D gallery](https://www.sekinoworld.com/fractal/gallery3D.htm) is more playful. A mathematical height function becomes a mountain, while mapped fractals decorate a globe, vase, bowl, or broken drum. Works named *Birdless Island*, *Tamarack Forest*, *Mandelbrot Moon*, and *Newton Apple* show how one idea can escape the flat graph. ## A classroom that refuses to separate art and math The main text covers orbits, dynamical systems, the logistic equation, Mandelbrot and Julia sets, Newton fractals, and coloring algorithms. It also discusses Hokusai's *Great Wave*, making a comparison between historic printmaking and computer-generated form. Some of the site reads like a specialized textbook; some like a gallery guide written by an enthusiastic artist. Those two sides support each other. A visitor intrigued by the artwork can find the mechanism, while a reader learning the mathematics can see why anyone would care about a particular iterative function. Sekino has kept a visibly older page style while extending the collection over decades. That is a stronger historical claim than mere nostalgia: it is a continuing record of creative mathematical experimentation. [Browse the original fractal gallery](https://www.sekinoworld.com/fractal/) and [its three-dimensional landscape collection](https://www.sekinoworld.com/fractal/gallery3D.htm). Part of the [Ancient Web Collection](https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-collection/). - Categories: [Ancient Web](https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/categories/ancient-web/) - Tags: [#ancientweb](https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/tags/ancientweb/), [#mathematics](https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/tags/mathematics/), [#fractal-art](https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/tags/fractal-art/), [#digital-art](https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/tags/digital-art/), [#julia-sets](https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/tags/julia-sets/) [Articles RSS](https://switchboardtechservices.com/feeds/articles.xml "Subscribe using an RSS reader") --- Canonical URL: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-junpei-sekinos-fractal-gallery-joined-equations-to-imaginary-landscapes/ Language: en-us Content type: article Author: Switchboard Tech Services Published: 2026-10-04T00:33:08+00:00 Modified: 2026-10-18T21:03:36.601122+00:00 Description: An enduring personal website presents Julia sets, Mandelbrot explorations, imaginary fractal forests, and mathematical notes alongside the artworks.