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 (28)
novelist
I love the architectural feel of this.
Juliette.Gribnau
heel boeiende itterations, en door de kleurstelling met fascinerende accenten
wannes
Een tot de verbeelding sprekende creatie, het oog word naar de oplichtende delen getrokken maar de achtergrond is minstens even interessant!! Boeiend werk!!
leanndra
What an amazing and distinctive fractal this is Ed. I really like it! Leann
Fractelaar
Interresant Ed Mooie belichting leuke contrasten
VDH
Opnieuw een heel originele creatie!Puik werk!!
meico
Highly original and aesthetically pleasing art. The restricted colour range gives it a classic look, and the 'electronic circuitry' has a modern feel. This tension works very well. Mike
erlandpil
Nice work again erland
debz
Fantastic fractal! Super colour and texture!
daffodilbaggins
Great geometric fractal, Ed!
Henny31
very nice and interesting work. color play is well done.
carlx
Clever tech imagination, Ed!!!
Allenox
Interesting image, great design.
annie5
Interesting abstract design..love your new style Ed! Wonderful work :)
Chromotron
interesting abstract work !! very nice design !
Eleandras
Superb composition!
bpclarke
Superb! Excellent abstract work. Bunny
fractalinda
Excellent lighting and design! I like this image very much!
afugatt
Wonderful composition!
npauling
A very beautiful abstract and I love the lighting.
mountmous
Unusual and intriguing. Mooi werk, Ed!
farmerC
Ed het is een topper. Ik ga voor het donkere gedeelte.
SSoffia
LOVE TEXTURES & DESIGN :)
Morgana61
Bello! Sembra un quadro...wonderful work!
ElizaB
your fractal creations are always interesting ...great detail and depth
Gaiadriel
A beautiful and clever comp, Ed...and the title couldn't be more suited! Lovely work :)
three_grrr
Re-cycled electronics? Makes for beautiful art work!
Lipa
Even better wall paper.