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 (24)
meico
Looks like opals set into an agate surround ... gorgeous! Mike
mansco
Very nice and creative, I like this style ;O)
erlandpil
Very nice and creative Agree erland
VDH
Creatief en kleurrijk werk!
Juliette.Gribnau
boeiend.. het kleurenbeeld geeft een indruk van " organisch", terwijl de vormen daarmee geheel in tegenspraak zijn, maar het totaalbeeld doet toch organisch aan.. frappant
FracJay
Once again you do the formula proud Ed, I like the coloured crystal vibe to this one, nice work!
daffodilbaggins
Very nice color mix in this one, and the softer edges are quite nice!
Morgana61
Bello...davvero originale. Wonderful!
carlx
Wonderful atmosphere!!! I like it a lot!!!
leanndra
I agree with Mike, they do look like opals surrounded by agates. Very beautiful lighting. Lea
Eleandras
Nice fractal!
e-brink
Nice work. It's like a sort of quartz crystal rock.
bpclarke
Awesome work! Very geometric, yet with softened lines by the colors. Excellent. Bunny
vxbob
Beautiful texture
Beebee127
I love your colors and shapes here. :)
fractalinda
This is so lovely, Ed. Superb!
NekhbetSun
Stunning image S
novelist
Lovely image!
amota99517
This is a most unique and creative work!!!
farmerC
Prachtig werk ED. Het zou door de microscoop gefotografeert kunnen zijn.
tresamie
Marvelous depth and lovely soft lighting!
afugatt
Very beautiful!
mountmous
Mooi, die overloop in de kleuren. Ben het eens met Juliette: lijkt heel organisch. Gedroogde hortensia misschien?
Lipa
Chaos in motion. Beautiful light pieces.