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 (22)
Jennyfnf
How did you manage to capture those strange little creatures who are turning round to look at their tails, and incorporate this wonderful palette at the same time? Its a superb Spiral Ed:-)
Fractelaar
Mooi werk Ed speciaal de gouden texture en de fijne details in de mini spiraaltjes
wannes
Mooie gouden schakeringen en een sierlijk design! Knap werk!
renderix
wonderful piece ed!
jmb007
superbe image!!
coby01
geweldig Ed,je hebt een mooi goud gradient gebruikt,maar wat ben je aan studeren? je noemt hem -study-
vxbob
Beautiful, lovely coloring
Hubert
Gorgeous in gold!
claude19
My eyes are dazzled by so much beauty and magnificent colors! The forms and movements are the best taste! Congratulations for giving us your talent.
Juliette.Gribnau
absoluut schitterend; absolutely awesome F
peedy
Beautiful! Corrie
annie5
Lovely details and rich colors! Stunning design Ed :)
VDH
Dit is een prachtig werk Ed, design,vormen, kleuren,belichting..echt prima!!
dochtersions
Very special playing in gold. Ik zie ook kleine rupsjes uit hun schuilplaats komen ;-)
carlx
Wonderful composition, golden tones and fine details!!!
farmerC
Exellente Creatie. Supermooi.
Eleandras
Beautiful!
mountmous
It's a beauty!! Prachtig werk, Ed!
fractalbeke
Zeer zeer knap fractalwerk, Ed. De kleine spiraaltjes laten mij aan veelpotige kleine kruipdiertjes denken... duizendpootjes ! De 'golden glow' past hier wonderwel bij.
Henny31
een heel mooie en zeer elegant.. Excellent job!
afugatt
I love it!
amota99517
Gorgeous creation! The soft lighting really plays up the forms.