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)
Fractelaar
Nice 3d embossy effect Fracteling is a never ending story Ed :-) what brings more suprice,s then just that software ? one or two clicks and anything looks already complete diffirent That,s for me the most interresting aspect I hope you have the same feeling for years and years
VDH
Een mooi en kleurrijk design.Het emboss-effect is zeker geslaagd. Volledig eens met Arend dat het verassingseffect bij het maken van fractal een belangrijke rol speelt, al zal niet iedereen het daarmee eens zijn!
fractalchemist
Heel feestelijk, Ed! (......en,psssst! In mijn ogen zeker KUNST.....;-)))) very festive,Ed! (.......and,psssssst! In my eyes definitely ART......;-)))
three_grrr
fractals are amazing, aren't they? and this one is a beauty.
leonie
Excellent and florescent image, Ed! Congratz!
renderix
ed, i wonder what you will create and show us in your second year... great beauty and interesting,exciting new fff work i suppose:)see ya
kansas
Congrats on being here 1 year. I've enjoyed all your artworks. This is a beauty also.
XoxoTree
Thuis is wonderful. Full of movement and color. I like this a lot. :)
CarolSassy
Happy one year anniversary! Lovely colors 'n' details! Fantastic lighting! (:
farmerC
Gefeliciteerd met je 1ste jaar. Je hebt in deze fractal de zaadjes voor komende jaren al gelegd. Hij is zeer mooi.