Maybe have to be a geek to appreciate it. This is a piece of the Mandelbrot Set, the most recognizable (and first?) fractal. It uses the quadratic recurrence equation: Zn+1 = ((Zn)(Zn))+C
I've seen quite a few mandelbrots and this one isn't good. Even if you didn't want color (I like 'm better /w color but that is just me), you still could have gone to a better b&g artist.