At first intended as personal reference material in his work as sculptor and teacher, the remarkable nature photographs of Karl Blossfeldt (1865–1932) attained critical acclaim in 1928 when he published Urformen der Kunst (Archetypes of Art). His work influenced and helped to establish modern German photography. While the style of the time was soft-focus, impressionistic photographs, Blossfeldt's purpose governed his photographic method and resulting magnificent prints: direct lighting to define form, sharp focus to expose detail and texture, enlarging up to 27 times actual size to reveal structure that previously was invisible or overlooked by the naked eye. His subject matter ― the leaves, buds, stems, seed pods, tendrils, and twigs of plant life ― sparkles with an honest simplicity and clarity that discloses not only the wonder and science of nature, but also the distinct similarities between the form developed by nature and that produced by man. In the infinite variety of form in the plant world, Blossfeldt found many examples of shape and structure that, when photographed his way, resemble the forms of man's artistic (particularly architectural) styles ― from Gothic through Art Nouveau. His images imply that man's art mirrors nature and suggest that nature, in its continuous reproduction and adaptation, also creates its own art. Blossfeldt's exquisite and historically important photographs continue to be prominently exhibited and acclaimed throughout the world. Painstakingly reproduced for this edition, his 120 unretouched plates will delight artists and illustrators, naturalists and philosophers, photographers, and anyone who is intrigued by the beauty, form, and design of nature.

Art Forms in the Plant World: 120 Full-Page Photographs (Dover Pictorial Archive)

Arts & Photography

Bloßfeldt, Karl

Graphic Design

Dover Publications

Using innovative techniques, photographer Blossfeldt produced arresting images of seed pods, buds, stems, and other botanical items. This spectacular collection features scores of his remarkable photographs of plant life, offering artists and craftspeople a treasury of royalty-free pictures and design inspirations. 120 full-page black-and-white plates.

Natural Art Forms (Dover Pictorial Archive)

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Karl Blossfeldt Masterworks /anglais

D.A.P.

Karl Blossfeldt: Fotografien 1900-1932 : [Ausstellung, Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn, 19.5. bis 20.6.1976 : Katalog] (Kunst und Altertum am Rhein) (German Edition)

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

In Kommission bei R. Habelt

Karl Blossfeldt: The Alphabet of Plants

Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) was neither a professional photographer nor a natural scientist. He was a sculptor, amateur photographer, and a professor at Berlin's school of arts and crafts where he taught modeling. His interest in the plant world was of an artistic and didactic nature: he was fascinated by the structure of plants, their organic configuration, and their "lofty artistic form" born "of expediency," which he wanted to illustrate and compare in a photographic style that could be described as strictly objective, almost graphic. His goal was to create a catalogue of forms for the benefit of artists, artisans, and, above all, architects, providing them with a book of instruction and models to guide them in their designs.

Wilde, Ann

Wilde, Jurgen

Mattenklott, Gert

Individual Artists

Te Neues Pub Group

Karl Blossfeldt: Alphabet der Pfanzen (German Edition)

Photography & Video

Schirmer/Mosel Verlag Gmbh

Karl Blossfeldt: Meisterwerke

Küster, Hans Jörg

Themes

Karl Blossfeldt Alphabet der Pflanzen /allemand

Schirmer/Mosel

Karl Blossfeldt Photography in the Light of Art /anglais/allemand

Karl Blossfeldt: Alphabet der Pflanzen ([Magier der Kamera]) (German Edition)

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