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.ÂÂ
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 (22)
FractaliaNo1
WOW! SuperA !!! Such a lovely and sweet design.Texture/structure is amazing!Shining! A true beauty!
grinagog
I have a soft spot for pastely fractals, this is lovely! :)
farmerC
Deze kan zo aan de muur. Super Ed.
Fractelaar
Fijntjes Ed mooie pasteltinten en totaal design Vind hem in de kleine versie mooier en scherper dan je het uitvergroot kan zo aan de muur :-))
Xantipa
wow,this is very delicate work.
mansco
Lovely and so elegant ;O) Happy New Year to you too!
fancy99
Very pretty party spiral! Happy New Year to you and your family.
carlx
I agree mansco!!! Very , very lovely and elegant!!!
CarolSassy
Very lovely pastel work! Gorgeous spiral details! (:
VDH
Prachtig design en mooie pastelkleuren! Excellent Ed!!5
Juliette.Gribnau
schitterend gedetailleerd, zacht en toch warm. Een topper
Henny31
exquisite UF end of the year image.. I love the soft coloring and the elegant texture.. Masterwork.Have a great Happy new year.
ligt
prachtige textuur en pastelkleuren, inderdaad een klassieker.
missie_mandelbrot
What a way to end 2006! This is beautiful. I love the shimmering colours accentuated by the gentle texturing. Have a Happy New Year Ed.
rocserum
Beautiful spiral - happy new year. RS
bpclarke
Softly elegant and exquisitely done. Happy New Year. Bunny
da_mar
Wonderful colors, texture work..and an interesting and elegant composition.Gorgeous and elegant!Happy New Year.Ida
XoxoTree
Very pretty with wonderful soft texture. I love this. :)
FireLily
Lovely coloring and a very cool texture! I love spirals! :)
mountmous
Wonderful work, Ed. Lovely and soft. May this New Year be as gentle as your spiral ^_^
22446655
It is always a pleasure to see your wonderful fractals. This one has awful colours! Thanks Gabrielle
eras50
Beautiful! Very fine textures and colours, and the pearly highlights are delightful.