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 (14)
carlx
Wonderful abstract work with fantastic colors and lights!!!
CarolSassy
Lovely gradient! I especially enjoy the way it looks like a flame! Very nice flow and presentation! (:
Lipa
As in wanting two men at the same time? I see a female face at two opposite ends, presumably rotating (around two small circles ;-).
mansco
Oh, what a lovely work, Ed. It reminds me of a Libra person trying to look for his/her balance....Splendid colours ;O)
da_mar
Splendid colors and shapes. Great piece of art.
rocserum
daring but wonderful composition! RS
Xantipa
Wow...this is perfect work.
fractalinda
Awesome flow and the most beautiful colors and lightplay. The overall image is stunning!
VDH
Prachtige kleuren en mooi samenspel van licht en schaduw met een D effect als gevolg!
bpclarke
OOo, I like this. Glassy and metallic. The colors are wonderful. Superbly done. Bunny
dinner
Ook een leuk effect, zo !
BloodFlowers
Bonjour Algra .. je regarde toujours malgrque je sois silencieuse :-) Tr belle image
tyllo
This is so vibrant.Great fractal!
three_grrr
awesome work in glass .. fab gradient!