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 (33)
fractalinda
Really beautiful, Ed. Great design, and I love the coloring and luminosity. Very nice!
clydedough
Very fantastic work-great textures and colors!!
miincdesign
I love this. Awesome textures and colors. Interesting design. Very nicely done!!
Chromotron
very beautiful shapes !! very pleasant fractal picture !!
daffodilbaggins
Really beautiful, with a wonderful color palette, great shapes, and such lovely texturing and lighting! This one's a real gem, Ed!
erlandpil
Very fantastic work-great textures and colors!! Ahree here erland 5+++
kansas
Very nice. The title fits.
Fractelaar
Wonderful texture work Ed subtle 3d effect
Juliette.Gribnau
a toppper Ed!! all of it is gorgeous..goes to my fav's
carlx
Wonderful forms, coloring and details, Ed!!! Stunning beauty!!!
VDH
Prachtig brandglas!!Heel mooie kleuren!!
annie5
Stunning texture and colors..fantastic design! :)
FracJay
Excellent work, I particularly like the form and structure, well done!
Dindin
Mooi van structuur en kleur ,aquamarine is mijn favorite kleur .
highcrow
Beautiful...would make a divine piece of jewelry.The texture and color are just outstanding! Excellent!
farmerC
Een JUWEEL Ed. Kan zo aan de muur.
Gise
wonderful image!
bpclarke
Exquisite! The shine of the surface is gorgeous. I like the color combinations too. Excellent work. Bunny
cigany2
The chemistry has worked here.
SSoffia
LOVE DESIGN & COLORS :)
afugatt
Magnificent! I love the frosty glass texture.
amota99517
This is gorgeous. Your colors and textures are fantastic. Excellent work!!!
Eleandras
Wonderful design!
dinner
Fijn textuur en mooi van kleur, Ed !
NekhbetSun
Ohhhh I like this !!!
Gammacrucis
Very very nice, colours are fantastic and details too! excellent ^__^
Dinhi
Fine bit of shape and texture work Ed, well done... [=
whirlingfeather
Coolness!
Lipa
Strong stuff. Very much so.
Electralena
This is awesome work, Ed. Soooo beautiful!!!