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 (28)
Fractelaar
Mooie tropische visjes Ed Dat is het voordeel van abstract iedereen kan er zijn eigen fantasie in kwijt :-)
carlx
Rich and different composition, Ed!!! Very beautiful view!!!
Juliette.Gribnau
wat een juweeltje is dit, Ed ! complimenten en F
rocserum
colors like polished geode, wonderful shape and texture!RS
Kartika
Excellent work!
SSoffia
GORGEOUS IMAGE LOVE COLORS !!!!!
miincdesign
Ed, this is lovely. Great colors and the spirals with the little leaves are awesome!!
Fidelity2
Very well done. 5+.
bpclarke
Love the rich, lush colors in this. Superb design and textures. Bunny
fractalinda
Oh Ed, this is so beautiful..and really rich. Excellent!
annie5
Your fractal looks like one of mine! Fabulous colors and texture..brilliant artwork :)
highcrow
Very beautiful artwork! I see mother -of -pearl in the iridescent and flowing yellows and blues! Excellent!
afugatt
Beautiful!
amota99517
Beautiful work!!
Eleandras
Beautiful and lovely!
wannes
De interactie tussen vorm en kleur is erg goed geslaagd... knap abstract!!
whirlingfeather
Wow! Lovely eye-stroking color. It's a beaut!
VDH
Origineel en kleurrijk! Excellent Ed!
mansco
Ed, this design is really lovely. Good one ;O)
kgm
Awesome colors and a neat design!
farmerC
Exellent werk ,ED.
CarolSassy
I really like the marbled colors inside the large details! Pretty, pretty! (:
Henny31
magnificent forms and coloring. Wonderful abstract.
renderix
cool work!
Electralena
Another gorgeous and splendid piece of Art, Ed!!!
Sunbow
Nice oil paint feel.
mps
Great shapes and colors, well done.
Lipa
Beautiful spill.