Micromegalic Inscriptions. A Rococo Story of Contemporary Engravings

The meaning of the term micromegalic is excavated within the realm of Rococo ornamentation.

Rococo ornamentation is examined geometrically, mathematically, and historically.

Inthis study, engraved prints constitute the main sources of research and analysis.

The historicalinvestigation is followed by an expose of the influence of Rococo principles on a numberof contemporary digital creations.The book reports on, and discusses, the author's contemporary artworks inspired by Rococoprints and their particular techniques of fabrication and representation.

These experimentssit within the realm of Generative Art.

As such, their purpose is to develop MicromegalicInscriptions, which are dynamic simulations of both abstract details and fifictional landscapes