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 (38)
ToniDunlap
Ohhhhhhh takes my breath. Beautiful! I love this.
annie5
Since a few weeks i like your new style a lot..stunning abstract work! :)
debz
Fantastic image! Really like the sense of perspective in those two squares! Lovely colours too! Great work!
bpclarke
Gorgeous! I love the shadings and colors in this. Splendid work. Bunny
novelist
Lovely design. I like the frayed edges and the metallic sheen. I'm reminded of silk ties.
fractalinda
Very cool design, texture and coloring! Beautiful!
npauling
Brilliant work and in lovely colouring.
daffodilbaggins
VERY nicely done, Ed! Your new script is great, from what I've seen done with it--is it gonna be in the database any time soon? I hope? looks hopeful
CarolSassy
Gorgeous colors 'n' design! Love the depth of the squares! Excellent work! (:
leanndra
Ed, I am in awe! This is wonderful and so colorful! Leann
Fractelaar
Heel mooi abstract werkstuk Ed een van je besten mee in mijn idee
Fractographia
Shame there is only two ;) real snazzy!
Juliette.Gribnau
oh Ed.. deze is dus echt geweldig.. F
afugatt
Outstanding!
melevos
UITSTEKEND WERK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VDH
Mysterieus geheel! Prachtig in elkaar passende vormen en kleuren!
carlx
Fantastic!!! Fav foir sure!!!
wannes
Creatief en origineel gebruik van fractal met een knap resultaat!!
vxbob
Like the composition
Redshift
Wonderful abstract work!
NekhbetSun
This is super gorgeous !!!
mel841
Great work!! Love the squares!!
mountmous
Vind deze erg mooi. Those two squares could easily be labyrinths. Or dangerous pits you could fall into ^_^
farmerC
Ed, Alles is al gezegd en dat klopt. Het is een topper.
ElizaB
excellent...love this abstract
erlandpil
Brilliant work and in lovely colouring. Agree erland
tresamie
Fantastic colors!
Arbelain
great aesthetic and succeed the definition sense in all the picture. Congrats!
Allenox
Beautiful abstract.
amota99517
Wow! This is fantastic. I love the colors palette.