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 (42)
irakika
Very nice fractal & colors! Happy new year!
farmerC
Fijne plaat,ED. Met de beste Wensen voor 2008.
carlx
Superb composition, Ed!!! Happy New Year to You too!
philuf
Somptuous light and colors!
Dindin
Het doet mij denken aan vuurwerk ,een prachtige fractal om het jaar mee te eindigen .Ik wens jou en Wil een gezellig Oud en Nieuw en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar .
Juliette.Gribnau
een heel mooiecompositie, vooral door de diepte die erin zit door de gebogen vormen van de spiraal; fijne ingetogen kleurstelling
Fractelaar
Mooie antiek look interresante combinatie van figuur - achtergrond texture
mansco
Happy New Year, Ed ;O) This is a splendid fractal, lovely and so neat!
debz
Superb image!! Great detail & colour. Happy New Year to you!!
miincdesign
This is an awesome spiral with great coloring. Very Nicely done!! Happy New Year to you also.
mystmaiden
stunning fractal
highcrow
Amazing!! Totally beautiful! Many Good wishes in 2008 to you as well!
jccj56
Beautiful Spiral!!
bpclarke
OOooo, this is gorgeous! Shiny and very well done. Happy New Year and may your 2008 be creative! Bunny
Henny31
this is so gorgeous, you must have saved up your very best for this special day. Wish you a very prosperous new year and lots of time to be creative.
afugatt
WOW!!! Its gorgeous! I LOVE it! Happy New Year!
eldana07
watifeye
A very beautiful piece indeed. Happy New Year to you and yours also.
fractalinda
Beautiful "copperware"! Wonderful light and metallic finish..and I love the subtley-textured back- rich. Excellent!
Eleandras
Beautiful spiral, very different.
Lipa
Lovely elegant design and subtle background.
amota99517
Stunning and very elegant work on this piece. Happy New Year to you too.
clydedough
Very beautiful indeed-all the very best to you too!
VDH
Prachtige start voor het nieuwe jaar!Voorspoedig 2008 en veel fractalplezier Ed!
saretta
Amazing brilliance,wonderful!!Happy New Year!!:-)
Dinhi
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU TOO! [=
daffodilbaggins
Pretty one, Ed! Kind of looks like a metallic chambered nautilus! And Happy New Year to you too!
kuzy62
Very nice!!! Happy New Year!
claude19
GREAT designs and texture !!! fav
Fractographia
Very sharp!