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 (23)
daffodilbaggins
Nice color, and I really love that pearl line outline (don't know what else to call it, and it looks like a line of pearls of various sizes).
mansco
Lovely and has lots of energy also ;O)
ElizaB
something very calming about this fractal creation...the colour and form give it subtle tranquillity
Juliette.Gribnau
almost hypnotic.. but certainly wonderfully created !
Dinhi
He has a sharp center, a smart mendel! Well done.. [=
wannes
Een 'eyecatcher'... Uitstekend werk!!!
FracJay
This is a very interesting fractal, the centre piece is way cool and the lighting is skillfuly done!
highcrow
Oh how wonderful!! Beautiful! So unique!!
miincdesign
Wonderfully done, with cool center textures and great outside design. Very nicely done!!
bpclarke
A beautiful medallion. Great textures on the middle. Bunny
amota99517
Nice work!!!!
fractalinda
Cool and ultra-lovely. Very nice, Ed.
spanzhang
nice fractal artwork. beautifully done!
afugatt
Very nice!
Eleandras
Very pretty!
VDH
Origineel en subliem ED!!
Lipa
Interesting combination of three universes ;-)
farmerC
Prachtig in beeld gebracht.
erlandpil
Just beautifult erland
carlx
Impressive piece, Ed!!!
ainsoph_00
nice fractal :)
three_grrr
Beautifully done
Vespino
Excellent design,very beautiful!