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 (26)
Mondwin
Great colors and beauty...bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
Lipa
Strange elegance.
VDH
Original and beautiful fractal!
maria4scott
Beautiful image. And i can see why you said it looks like an ancient map. LOL i put it on zoom to check out all the tiny symbols, hoping to find an "X" somewhere that showed where the treasure is buried. I never found one, but that is because the image itself, is the treasure.
renderix
very creative and beautiful!
CarolSassy
I really like the cute texturing details! Great colors! Fantastic work! (:
saretta
Unique and creative artwork with fabulous elegant colors and composition!!:-)
daffodilbaggins
That's really great, the way it wanders around like that, and what you did with the coloring is terrific! Very nice work!
carlx
I agree Lipa!!! Wonderful image!!!
Chromotron
beautiful and interesting design !! nice choice of colors . great composition.
farmerC
Het is een "PLAATJE" Mooie contrasten.
miwi
Super image,excellent work!!!!!!!!
three_grrr
I see an ancient treasure map too! That's the first thing I thought! I think the treasure is buried on the little island at the top left, well, it's really a big island, and yes, the biggest treasure is the map!
annie5
I especially like the lovely details and texture! Great choice of colors too..love it :)
bpclarke
Very lovely. Superb design and colors with this. Excellent work. Bunny
afugatt
This is very unique and gorgeous. I love it!
Electralena
Great work!!!
amota99517
Love the colors and design. Well done!
pops
Excellent!!!!
Xantipa
Very outstanding and wonderful..
dwarvenkind
Nice color, contrast and form... Excellent fractal work.
tutri
It does look like a Renaissance map of the world to me. Terrific find!
clydedough
I love this-great earthy colors and unique and creative work. Beautiful & a "F".
daali
indeed particular, it appeals to to me a lot
fractalinda
Fantastic design and a great mood. I love the colors, light and relief.
FractalForum
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