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.Â
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 (20)
missouri
Very interesting, it can keep one busy for awhile.
annie5
The pattern is very nice and great colors mix! Superb abstract design Ed :)
meico
I think it would make a great wallpaper for a single 'feature wall' in a room - you wouldn't get bored because you could trace the subtle differences in the units. Mike
bpclarke
This is cool. I like the design and the repetition. It makes it very unique. Bunny
NekhbetSun
Lovely pattern and colors S
amota99517
This is so creative and original. Splendid work!!!!
Fractelaar
Ik zou het wel als behang willen hebben voor 1 wandje mooi patroon
VDH
Originel patroon! Heel kleurrijk!
Juliette.Gribnau
mooie structuur.. doet me een beetje aan Paul Klee denken
farmerC
Schitterend werk met mooie kleuren.
carlx
Very beautiful composition, Ed!!!
debz
Lovely design, colour and texture!
three_grrr
I really like this one. I'm not sure I would do a whole wall in it, but I would use it as an accent, a throw, a pillow, and it would be cool desktop wallpaper!
kansas
Very nice. I could see this as a fabric design.
CarolSassy
Very pretty! (:
dinner
Mooi van patroon en kleuren :-)
Electralena
Beautifully done, Ed. Excellent colors and pattern!!!
afugatt
Gorgeous patterns!
Eleandras
Beautiful texture!
Lipa
Nah, too colourful for wallpaper, but gift wrapping -- perfect.