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 (17)
carlx
Real fractal sci-fi mood!!! Excellent work!!!
Juliette.Gribnau
this is just realy gorgeous ! Deze vind ik dus echt ontzettend mooi, en boeiend ! compliment !
mansco
I like this a lot, lovely colours and transparency ;O)
Xantipa
I agree with "mansco", really nice. Eva
farmerC
Deze is echt mooi Ed. Super.
Dindin
Cosmic events that`s a subject I love . Are we the only planet with "intelligent" life ? Did they solve wars injustice hunger on other planets ? Do they have religions ,because if god created the universe he is also their god .The questions go on and on .Ed I very much like your image because it made me think .
CarolSassy
Very unique details and texturing! Great colors 'n' depth! Fantastic piece! (:
Fractelaar
Doet me denken aan leven onder een microscoop interresant plaatje
kansas
Wonderful fractal. Somehow it reminds me of things seen under a microscope. But I guess those things could be considered 'cosmic'.
abmlober
A very interesting design.
bpclarke
Gorgeous. Beautifully done. Bunny
sittingblue
a superb fractal design.
Henny31
I agree with Arend only with a microscope can anyone see something like this.. super interesting..and very lovely work
VDH
Origineel zowel van design als kleuren! Excellent Ed!!
three_grrr
Ah .. but it IS a cosmic event .. the fertilization of alien ova is ALWAYS a cosmic event! A very beautiful image .. microscopically cosmic!
XoxoTree
Very nice. love the colorts. :)
avalonfaayre
Cool! It looks like something under a microscope!