Karl Blossfeldt: Variations by Ulrike Meyer Stump, Integral ... - 9783037786369

Lars Muller Publishers

Karl Blossfeldt: VariationsAuthor(s): Ulrike Meyer Stump, Integral Lars Mller\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Lars Muller Publishers, Switzerland\nImprint: Lars Muller Publishers\nISBN-13: 9783037786369, 978-3037786369\nSynopsis\nIn the 1890s, Berlin artist, sculptor and teacher Karl Blossfeldt started to photograph plants, seeds and other illustrative material from nature for the purpose of teaching his students about the patterns and designs found in natural forms. His close-ups of the smallest plant parts, magnified up to thirty times their natural size, are startling as the plants appear geometric and sculptural. Published in 1928, his first collection of photographs Urformen der Kunst (later translated into English as Art Forms in Nature) became an international bestseller and remains one of the most significant photo books of the twentieth century.\nKarl Blossfeldt: Variations is the first book-length monograph to examine the reception of Blossfeldts work. Drawing on unpublished.