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 (24)
chesscanoe
So good I'm bowled over!
XoxoTree
these do look like wooden shoes, so cool, are you close to Holland, mi? I love it.
mansco
Wow Ed, where was this beauty hidden in... a lovely work my friend. Better and better I can't stop thinking this of your art ;O)
3x3
lovely and creative Ed x
carlx
Wonderful composition and mood, Ed!!!
erlandpil
Another good image erland
farmerC
Prachtig werk met snelheid erin..
Henny31
heel artistiek en schitterend van kleur... Wonderful!
Juliette.Gribnau
een mooie spiraalfractal met fijne kleuren, en een geestige titel !
Fractelaar
Schitterend werk Ed heel mooi subtiel
annie5
I like the pattern of this spiral/ details and colors too!Very nice Ed :)
claude19
Very impressive fractals !!! Great job !!! I like it very much !!!
kleinhoon
Fraai ontwerp kleuren en textures..!!
iceberg5
A very fine image indeed !
bpclarke
Magnificent work of art. Splendid forms, colors and design.
bakapo
beautiful classy color and wonderful interesting design!
fractalbeke
Echt wel, Ed, 'more Dutch' kon het echt niet. Schitterend bedacht en gemaakt.
mountmous
Ja, leuk! Ik vind de textuur in de achtergrond ook erg mooi.
VDH
Dit is echt Hollands en steengoed!
Titia
Heel mooi. En die titel is heel leuk en passend.
amota99517
Beautifully done!! Love the gold colors.
afugatt
Beautiful spiral!
SSoffia
EXCELLENT DESIGN , COLORS & BEAUTIFUL !!!!!
e-brink
A very lovely image - the subtle palette is wonderful.