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 (27)
Dindin
It`s true ,you never promissed a rosegarden ,but you gave me very beautiful roses .Thank you Ed !
carlx
Wonderful image and presentation, Ed!!!
Juliette.Gribnau
Fantastisch... en ik geniet steeds weer van de verbinding die je legt met muziek. Het geeft jouw art-works een extra dimensie
Fractelaar
Heel mooi van kleur en patroon
mansco
This is a real beauty ;O)
highcrow
This is lovely.I like the variety of shape and color,very unique and pretty!
farmerC
Schitterend van uitbeelding en kleur.
amota99517
This is so great!!! I love the color palette and your combination of forms in this piece. Very well done.
Eleandras
Lovely image!!!!
renderix
beautiful creativ fractal work!
kansas
Very nice. Now that song is going around in my head. :)
miincdesign
Now, having that song in my head. Reminds me of my daddy. Love this image. Great composition with awesome colors. Nicely done Ed!!
bpclarke
Very beautiful piece! Very different. I really like the colors too. Bunny
jccj56
Beautiful Image!!
fractalinda
Beautiful design and coloring!
daffodilbaggins
Nice composition, and overall look to this!
bakapo
very nice. this belongs on a library wall; it's smooth and calm. :)
VDH
Prachtig fractalwerk Ed!
saretta
Wonderful title and magnificent golden artwork,top class beauty!!!:-)
Electralena
What a wonderful beauty, Ed. Great colours and design!!!
afugatt
Very beautiful composition. It looks like one of those inlaid wooden pictures.
Lipa
This range is what I call "Algra colours".
erlandpil
Wonderful image and presentation Agree here erland
SSoffia
AMAZING FRACTAL, COLORS & MOVEMENT !!!!!
three_grrr
Beautiful garden, even though a rose garden was never promised!
CarolSassy
It is a lovely rosed spiral! Excellent colors 'n' lighting! (:
meico
I don't know enough about fractal art to comment technically, so I hope you'll forgive me if my comments seem sparse. I can say that this is a beautifully balanced artwork in every respect, and a fine interpretation of the title song. Mike