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 (21)
miincdesign
what an interesting shape. Love the metalic look. Nice job!!
VDH
Mooie vormen en kleuren!Excellent!
carlx
Great title for this unique and beautiful composition!!! Gorgeous done!!!
Juliette.Gribnau
een boeiend concept met veel afwisseling... en ja, een wereld met veel afwisseling lijkt me het beste wat er mogelijk is
Henny31
interesting mix of contrasting forms.
CarolSassy
And it has a ring to hang it on the Christmas tree! Lovely intricate details! Fantastic colors! (:
fractalinda
Oh beautiful gem-studded brooch!
farmerC
Een boeiend werk ED. Mooie details erin.
amota99517
Beautiful design work!!
bpclarke
Magnificent! Love the shiny, the dull and the intricate areas of this little beauty! Splendid work. Bunny
three_grrr
This must be a Christmas ornament, it has the hanger and everything!
annie5
Looks like a precious jewel..lovely shape! Splendid design :)
clydedough
Very seasonaly done!
mansco
A beautiful design and splendid shines. Good one! ;O)
afugatt
Very pretty shiny effect.
BOOKMEISTER
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE ! ! ! !
Gaiadriel
A certain delicate solidity to this piece..and such an unusual and varied form and palette. Simply dazzling, Ed :)
saretta
Like a precious pendent full of fantastic colors and reflections,would love to have one,splendid!!:-)
Electralena
Very unique and impressive design. Beautifully done!!!
katy555
Love composition of this wonderful fractal!
meico
A wonderful meld of forms and textures in a very effective composition. Lovely. Mike