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 (13)
Fractelaar
Nice design with a lot of interresting pieces for a new zoom Pretty colorwork
leanndra
Ed, How very beautiful this is! So very rich and satiny! Outstanding FFF image! Leann
aramina
an autumn jewel, very lovely
zoozee
Very beautiful ! .. What a sheen in this :) Suits so well for Autumn :) Fantastic FFF creation :)
Rykk
I like this color scheme and the lacy, brocade-like detail. Fairly Fantastic Flight From Fractallin'! :-?) (the "mad alliterator" strikes again! lol)
RNGOERNER
A rich satin wave of beautifully hued and defined Autumn jewels, Ed - bold, bright and utterly gorgeous!
CarolSassy
What a lacey, lovely treasure! Gorgeous colors 'n' lighting! Wonderful work! V (:
morin3000
Very beautiful!!!!!!! Composition all the colors sound harmoniously well! ((Beautiful Work)) V
Redshift
It's a beauty Ed, very well done!
fractalchemist
Mooie details hier, Ed....prachtig licht!
FarAnAway
Beautiful design and a terrific big wave.
fractalinda
A wonderful, dynamic design with beautiful coloring. Lovely light and detail. Excellent!
sossy
charming combination of shapes and colors! pure fractal symphony! ;o)