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 (25)
daffodilbaggins
Certainly an interesting render, with great colors--and well done!
carlx
Excellent composition and tribute, Ed!!!
VDH
Mooie compositie, origineel en creatief werk!
e-brink
Don't worry, I immediately thought of the dance! A very interesting looking work, this!
meico
I can spot the title theme! Another excellent addition to this great techno series. Mike
Juliette.Gribnau
ze worden steeds boeiender Ed
Henny31
Hilarious and intriguing, wonderful work.
Fractelaar
lot to see inside this mirakel it keeps you busy
nazul
Cool fractal !!!
mansco
Love it, I really enjoy this style ;O)
SSoffia
EXCELLENT DESIGN & BEAUTIFUL IMAGE , LOVE TEXTURES !!!!!
annie5
I like this style too..really original and beautiful nice colors too! Thanks for the info :)
renderix
yes, cool details ! wonderful work ed!
wannes
Fascinerend en boeiend om naar te kijken, knap werk!!!
leanndra
Ed, I really like this! Love the title, (and the history too). Wonderful colors and textures in here! Lea
vxbob
Cool
bpclarke
Gorgeous creation! Love the story that went with it. He was really quite a character you know. :o) Bunny
novelist
I can see piano keys, smoky rooms, skin, and elaborate choreography. I love that era of jazz, and this is a wonderful dedication. Your color combinations are great as always. Unusual, well lit, metallic, and classy. It reminds me a bit of Art Deco. I did a little research and found this song on Youtube in case anyone else wants to listen while viewing this lovely piece: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecMA8_JFBLE&feature=related Beautiful! : )
miincdesign
Ed, what a great abstract. I see the title in there, and find this piece of art very enjoyable, and with so many details, and so much to see. Very well done, and a great piece of history with it.
DukeNukem2005
Very beautiful and very nice work of art.
NekhbetSun
I remember my father listening to him :o) .....awesome work here !!!
afugatt
Excellent!
Harmen
PR4CHT1G D3S1GN 3DJ3 @};-
Eleandras
Amazing colors and design!
Lipa
Excellent.