Artist profile

Fractal Guru

@fractalguru

Born in 1973, has worked with computer graphics and electronic music since 1984, beginning with the early generation of home computers. Inhabiting the fractal realm since his first iterations with FractInt in 1991. His artistic practice encompasses digital and fractal art, exploring the relationships between mathematical structures, Huayan (Avatamsaka Sutra) philosophy, and new media. In 2006, his work Xolis, created with Ultra Fractal 3, was selected for the international exhibition Fractal Art: Beauty and Mathematics, presented in conjunction with the International Congress of Mathematicians in Madrid. The competition jury was chaired by Benoît Mandelbrot. The exhibition was subsequently featured in the American Mathematical Society’s Mathematical Imagery gallery. Since 2026, Wierny has expanded his practice to include generative AI, approaching it as a continuation of his long-standing engagement with computational and algorithmic image-making. Alongside his visual practice, he works as a translator and publisher of Buddhist literature and develops projects at the intersection of culture, spirituality, and new media. As president of the Rogaty Budda Foundation, he is involved in publishing, cultural initiatives, and multimedia projects promoting literature, art, and Buddhist traditions. He also writes prose and poetry and creates experimental music, including through Contemplatron—as well as through other interdisciplinary works.