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 (27)
Mondwin
Wonderful dedication dear Friend...bravissimo!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma.Merry Christmas to You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mountmous
Beautiful piece and a lovely dedi, Ed!
carlx
Wonderful composition and dedication, Ed!!!
novelist
Gorgeous sheen on this fractal. I love the color combination, and the texturing and overall design are lovely.
VDH
Mooie vormen en kleuren,de textures spreken mij het meest aan! Excellent Ed!!
fractalbeke
Zonder paaierig te willen doen, vind ik dat dit werk gerust naast dat van Mansco mag liggen. Dat doet natuurlijk niets af aan de talenten van Mansco zelf. Knap werk,Ed.
Juliette.Gribnau
opnieuw een geweldige talis-variatie ! Elizabet zal met deze eer zeker blij zijn
missouri
What a wonderful dedication, she'll love it! Super texturing and colors
farmerC
Exellent werk ED... maar...de achtergrond is het meest aansprekende.....
kleinhoon
Wonderful design and textures..!!
renderix
cool work!
claude19
I love your works, dear Artfriend, and I know very much Mansco's Style? I think your pictures mood are similar, but the style not the same...Your make both SPLENDID abstracts !!!
wannes
Net als Mansco gebruikt U fractal op een erg originele en sublieme manier... Uitstekend werk!!!!!
spiegel428
I like the shimmer and flow.
bpclarke
Splendid dedication and work! Very elegant and beautiful. It does have a nice feeling of shimmer and shine to it. Bunny
Henny31
wonderful image with super textures.. Well done.
amota99517
This is stunning!!!
SSoffia
WONDERFUL DESIGN ,LOVE THE MOVEMENT :) x ♥♥ x HAPPY CHRISTMAS FOR YOU DEAR FRIEND & ALSO THOUSAND BLESSING FOR ALL YOUR FAMILY !!!!!
Titia
Ja, ik zie helemaal wat je bedoeld met die gelijkenis, maar kan het ook niet zo goed onder woorden brengen. Een prachtig werk.
CarolSassy
Lovely dedication! Pretty texturing 'n' details! Great choice of colors! (:
mansco
I love this Ed, thanks so much for thinking on me and for this so precious gift. I always liked your pictures but you are giving a big change lately to your art that I really admire so much. Merry Christmas for you and yours and all the best in the coming year. Thanks again, Elizabeth ;O)
kansas
Yes, it does resemble Manso's art. And she is right that your style has taken on a new look which I live very much. Merry Christmas to you.
mel841
Wonderful work!!
erlandpil
Very nice work again erland
afugatt
Very beautiful and a great dedication to a very talented artist.
three_grrr
oh how beautiful, all shimmering and silvery with such magical textures! It does in some respects resemble some of Elizabeth's works .. I can see how it would remind you of her.
Eleandras
Elegant!