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 (31)
clydedough
Wow this iS spectacular...really fantastic work! Congratulations on your Golden Day..."HeY Hey"---what a great and amazing accomplishment! A favorite by the way!
CarolSassy
Wonderful delicate designs in those spirals! Gorgeous colors 'n' excellent depth! (:
Juliette.Gribnau
mooie fractal, met contrasten in zowel vorm als kleur... terwijl de herhalingen van een der vormen in een rechte lijn lopen, maakt het geheel beslist geen mathematische indruk
saretta
An enchanted garden full of the most beautiful and precious flowers,marvelous!!:-)
mansco
Wonderful tones and design ;O)
gateman45
well congrats..im only 20 yrs behind you,this sept will be 30 yrs for us... wonderful image
Xantipa
Perfect..really perfect..
carlx
Wonderful composition with splendid colors and texture!!!
Titia
Breathtaking, Ed ! ...and also congratulations from me. WOW....50 years together...
VDH
Gefeliciteerd met jullie gouden jubileum! Nog vele jaren samen in goede gezonheid!Je fractal is voor deze gelegenheid ook heel bijzonder Ed!!
daffodilbaggins
That's actually what I thought you meant grin! So you were married the year I was born...bigger grin Gee, I don't feel quite so old now...lol! :D Nice piece here, with interesting colors and lighting---a really fine composition!
moonrancher
Wow! Beautiful work-- has the feel of oriental lacquered furniture to me. Congratulations on this -and- your Golden!
Dinhi
Congratulations! A golden piece for a golden anniversary! [=
vxbob
Beautiful fractal composition and textures
annie5
Colors and texture are super here! Gorgeous creation :)
miincdesign
Wow, 50 years. This is quite an accomplishment. Beautiful piece here with great colors and spirals. Nicely done!!
farmerC
Schitterend werk ED. Mooi van vorm en kleur.
jccj56
Beautiful Spiral Art!!
Fidelity2
Very well done. The idea is awesome. 5+.
bpclarke
Outstanding work! Splendid textures and use of colors. Bunny
missouri
Congratulations on your golden anniversary and on this lovely work, too. Amazing detailing in it, just wonderful. Irene
amota99517
Beautiful work and such great textures and colors. Happy 50th anniversary!!!
Eleandras
Beautiful!
NekhbetSun
Love this and fave ! congrats on the 50 !!!!
bakapo
fantastic colors! I love it; it's hot! :)
afugatt
Very beautiful composition!
Lipa
Excellent picture. I like the colours very much and different spirals work so well together.
mps
Very lovely image.
highcrow
Lovely...beautiful festive color..reminds me of Christmas!
Electralena
Absolutely stunning work, Ed!!! Congratulations on your Golden Wedding anniversary!!!