Vortism a Basic Art

Abstract

Basic art is an effort to fill the gap between science and art. Vortism uses vortices as iconographic symbols. These symbols can be combined to create synoptic imaginations for painting. They can also explain in a more image-like fashion flow phenomena in bionics or technics. This can be applied to invent new machines and ideas. The adaption of vortism in suction devices is presented. The terms frontal-flow, frontal-vortex and Coanda-vortex are introduced. The swimming of fluidic-beings thunas and sharks is presented in a vortistic manner. The relation between science and art is shown from both sides. A turntable experiment is proposed that is inspired by the basic art of vortism. This experiment shall use frontal- vortex generators.