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 (30)
Juliette.Gribnau
very detailed with lots of little ornamental shapes; heel leeuk gedetailleerd, met van die leuke kleine vormen erin..heel plezierig om naar te kijken; ik zou hem graag aan mijn muur hebben hangen, ook al door de kleuren
swinck
love the colors!
pickles
very beautiful fractal superb coloring
carlx
Very elegant forms, colors and mood!!! Excellent and lovely!!!
mps
Lovely image.
Richardphotos
exceptional beauty and detail
bpclarke
Outstanding beauty and detail. I really like the little stained glass-like windows in this. Superbly done. Bunny
kansas
Very pretty spiral.
philsh
nice flow! :) ph
annie5
Your spiral is a real beauty..rich colors too! Excellent title..looks like in crystal. Gorgeous artwork Ed :)
Xantipa
Wonderful, really wonderful spiral. Unusual work.
Fractelaar
Weer een echte uitschieter Ed Schitterend de kleurvoering lijkt wel paarlemoer Knap !!!
VDH
Prachtige fractal Ed, design, kleuren, diepte effect en rendering prima! Voor mij misschien wel de mooiste tot op heden! Bravo!!5
mansco
Lovely delicacy ;O)
Titia
Een schoonheid met prachtige kleurtonen.
dinner
Mooi van stijl en kleur, Ed !
Dindin
Een prachtstuk Ed ,het kristal met zijn fijn geslepen facetten weerkaatst het kaarslicht .Echt sfeervol .
leonie
Lovely! :D
Morgana61
E' davvero una splendida spirale di cristallo...wonderful work!
-Josh-
Superb colors and forms. I like the brown tones very much. Elegant creation.
farmerC
Deze kan zo aan de muur. Geweldig werk.
CarolSassy
Oh Ed! This is so pretty! I love the colors 'n' designs 'n' special little details! Fantastic work! (:
BloodFlowers
splendide ...
three_grrr
Beautiful shapes .. wonderfully soft yet rich colors .. a delight
Rykk
Beautiful spiral!
Henny31
bijna had ik deze gemist, dat zou zonde geweest zijn.. Vind hem geweldig mooi. Kleuren ook schitterend.
tresamie
Amazing! I love the broken reflections and the shimmering highlights :)
Lipa
Beautiful.
fractalchemist
Tjee wat een mooie creatie!
da_mar
Fantastic color and design. Love the texture too.