Fractal Analysis (noun)
A type of mathematical analysis that finds patterns and translates it to a set of numbers with a particular mean and standard deviation.
About a decade ago, physicists used fractal analysis to examine paintings by Jackson Pollock and claimed they found a way to authenticate Pollock’s images. The analytical method was later shown to be unsuccessful.
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Jackson Pollock, detail of Number 31, 1950, oil and enamel paint on canvas, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Photo by Detlef Schobert via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Jackson Pollock, Number 31, 1950, oil and enamel paint on canvas, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Photo by rocor via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution License.
