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 (27)
Prematos
This is awsome..
Titia
Oh, wat een prachtig contrast tussen dat goud en dat en zilvergrijs. Zowel de kleur, de vorm als structuur!
Fractelaar
subliem werk Ed ........zoals jij zegt traditional nu je mag er meer maken zo. schitterende dieptewerking
NekhbetSun
I love it !!!
Juliette.Gribnau
oh.. deze is mooi zeg !! vloeiende bewegingen, heerlijke kleuren, en je texturen zijn "uit de kunst " een F
polterbyte
Lovely colors and textures. Elegant and cool. Well done.
fractalbeke
Echt wel een zeer geslaagd werk, Ed.
VDH
Prachtige kleuren en textures! Puik werk Ed!!
missouri
Asolutely gorgeous, what a fantastic job!!
wannes
Een mooie combinatie vann kleuren en textures! Knap!
CarolSassy
Gorgeous colors 'n' details! Excellent texturing! Lovely piece! (:
annie5
Splendid texture & colors! Fantastic creation :)
carlx
Beautiful composition, Ed!!!
farmerC
Schitterende creatie. Een topper Ed.
vxbob
It's always a pleasant surprise after seeing the thumbnail which doesn't really do the full size justice.
leanndra
Oh Ed, this is just a beautiful fractal. Love these colors together! Who would have thought? Outstanding fractal!
bpclarke
Deliciously beautiful! The textures and colors are outstanding! I can't believe you have just forced me to fav this. ;o) Excellent work, Ed. Bunny
_db_
Gorgeous textures complement the form beautifully!
rj2650
Very beautiful image.
afugatt
Incredible textures, depth and colors!
mel841
Superb study!!
mansco
A beautiful picture my friend ;O)
amota99517
This is really nice. It reminds me of beautiful layers of fabric that have been woven. Splendid work!!!!
antares_arte
Really splendid and perfect work. Fantastic colors.
claude19
EACH TIME i am dreaming before your work !!! SPLENDID
three_grrr
Love the moire textures! Gorgeous weave effect, and I love the feel of metalics!
Eleandras
Beautiful texture and composition!!!