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 (22)
missouri
A stunning and inspiring work of art. Lovely work!!!
carlx
Excellent dynamism and movement, Ed!!! Superb abstract!!!
farmerC
Fijn werk met veel diepte erin.
Fidelity2
Your image is Very well done. 5+.
leanndra
Wow Ed, I really like this! Leann
Juliette.Gribnau
zeer contrastrijk qua vormgeving, je zou bijna denken dat het een samenvoeging van 2 verschillende fractals is; boeiend...mijn voorkeur gaat echter uit naar de "achtergrond"
wannes
Knappe symbolistische creatie, mooi gedaan!!
CarolSassy
Lovely cross! Fantastic colors! Excellent atmosphere! (:
Henny31
schitterend light speling.. I vind het heel apart..Keep it up!
NekhbetSun
Wow, very vibrant and eye catching ...excellent ~
npauling
Beautiful lighting in this image, the cross really stands out.
amota99517
Nice work!!!
Eleandras
Fine artwork!
VDH
Mooi belichtingseffect! Heel origineel!
dinner
Een fractal voor de donkerendagen zo komt het bij mij over. Het heeft wel iets.
fractalinda
Cool, dynamic and beautiful!
debz
Super work! Great lighting!
mel841
Very dynamic image!
afugatt
Beautiful!
Electralena
Interesting work, Ed. I like lighting and movement. Beautifully done!!!
three_grrr
feels like an epiphany .. a moment suspended in time
Lipa
Explosive light.