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Shockfossils [11391319] [] "Todd Johnson"

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# Comments

Comments: 31

greendragon-gecko [2015-06-27 17:22:43 +0000 UTC]

It is fun to see science and art melt together. My scientific stuff never looked that beautiful, which is why I used to run a fractal-rendering program after work. :) (Smile) I am trying to create digitally lichtemberg figures as they are a special type of fractals. So far I have not seen it in the random creations.

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physicstoysinc [2015-04-15 00:14:01 +0000 UTC]

Todd,

Awesome work here- love it. Did you use to work at the SciTech museum in Aurora? I think we worked together there in 96-97.

best,
Ray Hall

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Shockfossils In reply to physicstoysinc [2015-05-02 06:58:56 +0000 UTC]

Hi Ray. Yes, that was me!

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mymodernmet [2013-06-28 22:22:14 +0000 UTC]

Hi Todd! I'm Alice, founder of an art and design site called My Modern Met. We get about 2 million visitors a month. I'd like to reach out to you to see if you might be interested in answering a few questions about your art. I can send them to you via email. Please email me at alice@mymodernmet.com if you're interested. Thanks!

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anexiareverie [2013-04-21 09:24:04 +0000 UTC]

these are very cool. do you get to use the accelerators at fermilab to make these?
deviantART muro drawing

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Shockfossils In reply to anexiareverie [2013-04-22 03:11:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
Unfortunately I can't use the accelerators at Fermilab for this, for a couple reasons. Most of them produce proton beams rather than electron beams, energies are typically too high, and also there's really no procedure to get time on them for personal use.

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lilylizard [2012-08-13 15:07:29 +0000 UTC]

Wow you've really morphed into some fun stuff Todd! Send Mary Lynn my best..it's been yeeeeears since I've seen you and hope that it will not be yeeeeeeears before I see you again! Curious how this morning I happened to think of you 2 when I ran across the word Bandersnatch in a novel I am currently reading by Dean Koontz.~~~Maryjo Wiggen (Maki)

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Shockfossils In reply to lilylizard [2012-08-25 04:15:03 +0000 UTC]

Maryjo! Wow it HAS been forever! Contact me at shockfossils@gmail.com and we'll exchange email addresses.

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AmorinaAshton [2012-02-28 10:07:29 +0000 UTC]

Totally amazing ...im facinated by how you do this, the results are really fantastic! Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap

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AmorinaAshton In reply to AmorinaAshton [2012-02-28 10:50:48 +0000 UTC]

In fact im so facinated i posted it on my blog and site...hope you dont mind ....if you do tell me please and i will remove it :-) (Smile)

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Shockfossils In reply to AmorinaAshton [2012-02-29 01:56:16 +0000 UTC]

Not at all. Please feel free to share. That's why it's up here. :-) (Smile)
And thanks for the comments!

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dirtyhamper [2012-02-17 13:49:35 +0000 UTC]

beautiful work! love it.

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christophero1 [2012-02-14 19:48:25 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Your work is really fantastic. I particularly like One Hundred Nanoseconds. Do you have any work for sale? How do I reach you?

Thanks,

Chris O

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zakorath [2012-02-13 23:19:07 +0000 UTC]

Amazing work! Truly changed my outlook on fractals as artwork.

I wrote a blog post about your work. (Feel free to tell me if any of my sciencey bit is wrong) - [link]

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matteo [2012-02-13 20:33:57 +0000 UTC]

Do you sell your work anywhere? If so, could you link me? I think it's amazing stuff.

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Shockfossils In reply to matteo [2012-02-13 22:18:27 +0000 UTC]

Hi Matt.
You can contact me directly at shockfossils@gmail.com if you're interested in a particular piece.
Also please visit the gallery of my associate at capturedlightning.com. He has a regular catalog of pieces, and usually does fully-irradiated panels rather than masked shapes like I do.

-Todd

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matteo In reply to Shockfossils [2012-02-15 23:07:28 +0000 UTC]

Awesome, thanks!

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photoscratch [2012-02-12 21:36:26 +0000 UTC]

I've never seen anything like these pieces. They're truly remarkable.

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Shockfossils In reply to photoscratch [2012-02-14 03:03:47 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the nice comment!

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dsimpki [2012-02-12 16:00:14 +0000 UTC]

Radiation Oncology physicists have been doing this (sometimes unintentionally) with clinical radiation therapy electron beams for the past ~four decades. I particularly like the 3D patterns you can created in a solid block of acrylic. Oh, and once discharged, the acrylic piece is subject to later shattering.
Doug S., Ph.D.

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Shockfossils In reply to dsimpki [2012-02-13 04:32:40 +0000 UTC]

Yes, we've found photos of these dating back to the 1930's, they were making these pretty much as soon as they had access to MeV scale electron beams.

The acrylic pieces are quite stable though and we've never had one shatter, even when dropped hard enough to chip a corner. Crossed polarizers show little change in stress after the figure forms.

Now we HAVE tried glass just for fun and I can say that this is a bad, bad idea. Some pieces seem stable for long periods, others crumble after a short time, and some explode immediately upon triggering.

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audreyfischer [2012-01-30 16:37:37 +0000 UTC]

This is phenomenal work! adds new dimension of art & science. This belongs on exhibit at the Art Institute/ Adler/ MSI.

Would you consider being a presenter at the Astronomical League Conference in Chicago ALCon2012 ~ Celebrate Starlight?

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TheAntimonyElement [2011-07-24 14:14:23 +0000 UTC]

Gah, this work is so insanely cool! 8D A watch for sure, I can't wait to see what else you come up with!

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RaptorArts [2011-07-23 07:12:01 +0000 UTC]

Now this is an art form of nature that I really like!
Do you have a video on how any of these are done?
Its absolutely amazing! I bet they cost a mint to buy.

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Shockfossils In reply to RaptorArts [2011-08-01 05:41:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Here's a video showing the process: [link]

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TatterTotMinion [2011-07-23 05:56:05 +0000 UTC]