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 (26)
iceberg5
I like the rigid look to your fine fractal .
wannes
De Mondriaan stijl is hier inderdaad duidelijk aanwezig!!! Knap werk!!!
NekhbetSun
Never heard of that before and thanks for the elucidation :o) ...great design and image ~
daffodilbaggins
Very nice, Ed! I love the colors--so rich, and they go so well together--nice composition!
novelist
Beautiful work.
Jennyfnf
Thankyou Ed. You are so right, but your one is my favourite. Construction, palette and everything:-)
ElizaB
wonderful piece of creativity Ed
carlx
Superb image!!!
melevos
uitstekend werk!!!!!!!!
VDH
Mooi werk opnieuw Ed!
annie5
Another superb abstract design and love the texture and colors! Wonderful work Ed :)
leanndra
This is so lovely Ed, I love the red in this as well! Leann
farmerC
Vind dit zeer geslaagd. Links onder vooral.
Electralena
Another splendid work, Ed!!!
amota99517
Awesome work!!!! I really like the subtle texturing in this piece and the richness of your colors.
Juliette.Gribnau
deze vind ik heel mooi Ed, de vlakverdeling en het kleurenbeeld zijn een genot voor het oog; de diepte werking geeft extra dimensie
mel841
Really like the colors and texture!! Awesome design!!!
bpclarke
Gorgeous abstract design and colors. Such a splendid work. Bimmu
fractalinda
Exciting Barnsley work, Ed, and beautiful, as well. Superb!
Allenox
Beautiful abstract, great design.
three_grrr
almost a mechanical/industrial feel to this one. I like it, and I see the spiral now that you've pointed it out.
CarolSassy
One of your best! Excellent work! (:
erlandpil
It is so good erland
afugatt
Gorgeous!
Eleandras
Beautiful!!!!
Lipa
Strong and wonderful.