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.Â
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 (25)
ElizaB
nice image...certainly has a ceramic feel...very nice colours and composition..the background suits your image very well
fractalinda
Absolutely gorgeous and superbly composed.
Juliette.Gribnau
prachtige kaleidoscopische fractal in schitterende kleurstelling..het geheel maakt me vrolijk
Fractelaar
Mooi plate Ed prettige kleuren
highcrow
Beautiful! It is almost like an optical illusion,if you look in the center it has a sense of movement! Beautiful color and composition!
daffodilbaggins
That is really, really nice! I especially love the way that you did the muted texture in the background--great image!
bpclarke
I could see this being an acient work of art in a museum. Beautiful. Bunny
miincdesign
This is really good work. Great "plate" hanging around in the air, and then the lovely texture of the background. The design on the plate is awesome. Very creative and nicely done!!
-Josh-
Great fractal works with fantastic colors and details !! To view it´s so gorgeous.
jccj56
Beautiful Image!!
Henny31
Heel apart en fijne kleuren.. Zou best een wandbord hebben zoals dit.. lol..
mansco
This is so nicely done, Ed. Splendid design ;O)
VDH
Prachtige wandplaat Ed!
Polaris7
ohh! it´s nice!! fantastic ceramic, really!! Great fractal work!!
amota99517
Wow! This is really great! i really like the colors in your tile work!
afugatt
WOW!!! Its gorgeous!
kansas
A beautiful mandala.
Eleandras
Fantastic image!
Lipa
Beautiful repeated pattern.
farmerC
Oogstelend mooi.
carlx
Wonderful mandala!!!
three_grrr
Oh how beautiful!
Vespino
Great Composition!
mps
Very lovely image.
Electralena
Super gorgeous mandala, Ed. Excellent!!!