Karl Blossfeldt
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"These photographs [Urformen der Kunst] reveal an entire, unsuspected horde of analogies and forms in the existence of plants. Only the photograph is capable of this." --"News about Flowers" (1929), Walter Benjamin "Haeckel ( ,, Kunstformen der Natur " ) , Bloßfeldt ( ,, Urformen der Kunst " ,,, Wundergarten der Natur " ) , Fuhrmann ( ,, Die Pflanze als Lebewesen " ) , Prochnow ( ,, Formenkunst der Natur " ) und viele andere , Biologen und Künstler ..."--Der Biologe]] (1936) |
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Karl Blossfeldt (1865 – 1932) was a German photographer, sculptor, teacher and artist best known for his anthology Urformen der Kunst (1928), a series of close-up photographs of plants and living things.
He was inspired, as was his father, by nature and the way in which plants grow, especially pansies.
He photographed plants from the adiantum, acanthus, bracteole, equisetum, saxifragaceae, asteraceae, hordeum and passiflora families.
Many photographers have tried to copy his unique style but failed. His son took no interest in the subject and Karl was the last of his family to pioneer photography such as this.
See also
- Plant morphology
- Biomorphism
- Jugendstil
- Nature photography
- Kunstformen der Natur by Ernst Haeckel
- Wilson Bentley, photographer of snowflakes
- Blumen und Pflanzen. Zur Verwendung fur kunstgewerbliche Decorationsmotive und den Zeichenunterricht (1892) by Martin Gerlach
- Photographic magnification
