Ed Algra, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1930, now living near Rotterdam. My education was a technical one, I came by accident to artistry, although I always had much interest in art, photography and music.Â
I’m a retired chemical engineer, worked at a research institute on mechanical properties of plastics and composite materials. I heard of fractals for the first time in the late eighties, and then read the well known books of Prof. Hans Lauwerier and other authors on this subject. At that time I also attended a Fractal symposium at the Technical University Delft, where Benoît Mandelbrot and some other prominent authors revealed the secrets of this new mathematical world. The pictures they showed made an overwhelming impression. Years after that, after my retirement and the connection to the web in 2005, I discovered what had happened in the meantime, the birth of a new kind of art, based on fractal concepts. Then it became a creative hobby for me. Both the mathematical and the artistic side of it have my interest.  Especially Ultra Fractal offers the possibility to write your own fractal math codes, and I love it to do so. I started Renderosity uploading on instigation of Arend Nijdam, aka “Fractelaar†in September 2005.
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Comments (10)
live2
This is lovely and unusual!!! Really like the glittery looking part!! Excellemt composition!!!
Henny31
lovely globe and excellent sharp rendering. Choice of colors is very good too. I never heard of that program, looks interesting.
Ruthee
This, to me, is the best and most unique image from the XaoS software. Exquisite gradient. MAGNIFICENT! :)
Fractelaar
Compliments Ed Have try XaoS a few times but not really succesful so as this image good renderwork and pretty coloring
undisclosed-designer
brilliant designed fractal, looks like a jewel eD well done my friend =D
AnnaKirsten
Totally EXCELLENT! Wonderful electrifying image and great clarity and colour! Well done!
Ronnie_W_Reagan
My goodness - That's a nice looking jewel, or what have you
bragova
Dazzling and gemlike! The thumbnail doesn't do it justice at all.
leanndra
This is just beautiful Ed! I love the sequin and satin look this has! Love Cole Porter's music, especially that particular song! Truly an outstanding fractal! Leanndra
artice
wow! my fav..v