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 (13)
peedy
WOW, a stunner! Mooie kleuren. Corrie
ronmolina
Well done!
LindaPerryMcCarthy
Wow- so 3D..and a real beauty! Excellent work.
fractalbeke
Indien een grafteken de bedoeling was, dan is het heel zeker de juiste benaming. Bovendien ... begin november is in België de periode voor de herdenking aan geliefde overledenen. Knap gedaan alweer.
algra
Bedankt voor je comment. Ook in Nederland is die herdenking er, of moet ik zeggen was? Alleen zij die een RK achtergrond hebben of nog in de kerk actief zijn weten zich 2 november, "Allerzielen", te herinneren.Wij blijven het nog steeds een mooie traditie vinden. Ik heb "Shrine" wel in lichte tinten gehouden en de prent heeft daardoor volgens mij iets esoterisch gekregen.
farmerC
Exellente creatie. prachtige kleuren.
Cyve
Fabulous !
dochtersions Online Now!
A perfect name for this superbly made fractal, with its splendid details and light. Op een bepaalde manier het doet me ook denken aan een bloem van de Spring Balsemien, ik weet niet of je ze kent, maar vermoedelijk wel.
algra
Jawel, het vlijtige Liesje! En bedankt voor je vriendelijke commentaar!
Jennyfnf
So it is Ed! There is such a lot of detail to see in this. I like it very much, and I love the colours.
dwarvenkind
Great light and color in this piece.
claude19
a beautiful composition with beautiful 3D shapes, elegant atmosphere enhanced by a judicious choice of colors! Beautiful creation!
mountmous
Lovely shrine in those soft colours.
Eleandras
Very lovely!
K_T_Ong
This has a vaguely Oriental look about it. I am reminded of the work of contemporary artist Bob Haberfield. Love that golden aura in the top half of the image. Happy new year!
algra
Thanks for your fine comment. Also to you a great year!