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 (29)
jmb007
magnifique tenture! wonderful work
Juliette.Gribnau
schitterend.. en de titel is ook heel goed : ik zou ze meteen in mijn kamer hangen
Fractelaar
Mooi abstract werkstukje Ed
VDH
Mooi abstract werk!
carlx
Fantastic work of art, Ed!!!
fractalbeke
Sapperlot !!! Je zou het aan een textielfabriek moeten voorleggen... meteen aangenomen zou het. Opvallend is de lichtinval van bovenuit... net al bij gesloten raamgordijnen bij fel zonlicht. Zeer verfijnd werk is het.
neoexcello
Stunning and artful composition. Love it.
claude19
EXCELLENT Creativity !!! Well colored result ! Great composition ! I love it !!!
Jennyfnf
Oh so fine Ed...applause:-)
chesscanoe
The longer I study this, the more I enjoy it!
erlandpil
Fantastic work erland
Fractal_Ken
Great shapes and texture!
lior
A so fantastic fractal artwork!
LindaMcC
I agree with Jenny. Bravo!
kepp Online Now!
superb barnsley i cant get the hang of that formula beats me everytime i try
farmerC
Fantastie's werk Ed. Een topstuk.
Dreamingbee
absolut fantastic work !!!
annie5
Wonderful creation..original too! love it :)
amota99517
Wow! This is gorgeous!
three_grrr
Gorgeous .. love what you do with this formula
afugatt
Outstanding!
wannes
Fractal verheven tot kunst... hier ben je erg sterk in, mijn complimenten! Schitterend werk!!!
clbsmiley
Yes that was XaoS That is the one I have the most fun with. Apophysis I do some. Incendia I am lost in... Don't do well with it. I think I would like to have FE and Xenodream... I want more textures and depth. I love the textures in your gallery. Thanks for your comments dear. :)
Henny31
yes drapes like this.. I would put an easy chair in front of it and look at them for a very long time.. Excellent image!
miincdesign
Outstanding abstract, great choice of colors!
kansas
Different and most attractive.
KadyJJ
Fantastic!
Eleandras
Elegant!
daali
another beauty!