If you have bought taschen books before youll know that they are well put together, lovingly constructed. Artscroll jewish books, judaica, talmud, chumash mishnah. Karl blossfeldt 1865 1932 was a german professor of fine art, artist and photographer. Karl blossfeldt sketchbook gcse a level art sketchbook. Karl blossfeldt was a pioneer of botanical photography, though his interest in the plant world was initially educational. He created some of the most innovative photographic work of his time. Trained as a sculptor he was also an amateur botanist, fascinated by the underlying structures of nature. Under pressure to deliver answers, the battle born mc take over the reno territory while their enemies lurk in the shadows seeking vengeance. The books were originally published as large, a4 books, but were later published and still are as smaller books. Karl blossfeldt artwork for sale at online auction karl. Using a magnifying lens, he would photograph flowers, buds, and seed capsules to reveal the extraordinary detail and internal logic of the growths. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Karl blossfeldt international center of photography.
Books by karl blossfeldt all formats kindle edition paperback hardcover sort by. Blossfeldt was neither a botanist nor a photographer, but a professor of art. Nature educates us into beauty and inwardness and is a source o. Complete published work taschen 25th anniversary english, german and french edition 9783836504690. See more ideas about karl blossfeldt, natural forms and natural form art. He wished to show that although nature and art are profoundly different, all forms of art have their beginning in the forms of nature. The books 120 plates display blossfeldts remarkable photographs of plants. Blossfeldt made his own camera that could magnify up to thirty times. The complete published work taschen 25th anniversary english, german and french edition aug 1, 2008. He is best known for his magnified photographs of plants. Each book looks at a different artist, with a biography, and illustrations of their work. His entire photographic output is devoted to plant parts. The complete published work taschen 25th anniversary english, german and french edition french hardcover august 1, 2008 by hanschristian adam author. The harris family owners and staff of gordon harris are extremely proud that their business has not only survived four decades but grown from humble beginnings to become nzs largest and best known art supplies specialist.
Karl blossfeldt taschen icons series hans christian adam on. Like their maker, they are quietly and lastingly effective. Karl blossfeldt 18651932 was a german teacher who devoted himself to the study of nature and the architectural design elements hidden in plants, and revealed by him in his photographs. So as you continue checking more and more names off your holiday gift list, let us suggest one of these 15 lavish taschen books for every type of art lover in your life. A publisher of art books, taschen was created by benedikt taschen in 1980 in cologne, germany. He is the author of taschens edward sheriff curtis. Botanical art has inspired artists for centuries, but blossfeldt developed techniques to elevate the art even further.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. These rarely seen, subtly toned black and white photogravure images are now recognized as vital contributions to the history of photography and they remain as intriguing today as they are beautiful. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Blossfeldts photographs were made with a homemade camera that could magnify the subject up to thirty times its actual size. Not sure why schirmer art books chose to only make a pretty cover and did not take the time to produce higher quality reproductions in the interior. The gorgeousness of taschen abebooks shop for books. View karl blossfeldt biographical information, artworks upcoming at auction, and sale prices from our price archives. The north american indian, karl blossfeldt, and eugene atget. Karl blossfeldt was born on june, 1865 in schielo, a central german town within the harz mountains. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
This work was initially intended as personal reference material and attained critical acclaim in 1928 when he first published it in german. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Karl blossfeldt symphytum officinale magnified 8 times, 1928 equisetum hiemale magnified 12 times, hosta japonica magnified 4 times, and. His pictures have influenced many architects and artists. You can buy quite a few books on blossfeldt, but this claims to feature all the published work, so it is very complete, and at this price a steal, i. In addition to his personal work as a photographer, blossfeldt was an art professor in berlin. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. At about sixteen, blossfeldt started an apprenticeship that formed his basic understanding of visual arts, working as a caster in an ironworks foundry. Canvas prints by karl blossfeldt prints on canvas, including blossfeldt botanical i, blossfeldt botanical ii and others. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. As a specialist in historical images, he has published numerous articles and books, including titles on travel and war photography. He created his extraordinary catalogue of studies of natural forms as a. Karl blossfeldt was a botanist and photographer in turnofthecentury berlin. Karl blossfeldt 18651932 was a german photographer celebrated by the surrealists and early modernists for his pioneering closeup images of plants and flora.
The brothers learn what the older club members did before them wasnt so easy. The worlds most successful art book series ever published. By doing so he revealed extraordinary details within the natural structure of the plants. Art forms in nature german edition by karl blossfeldt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Taschen basic art is a best selling art collection books, published by taschen. Karl blossfeldt 1865 1932 was a german teacher who devoted himself to the study of nature and the. Karl blossfeldt 18651932 was a german photographer, sculptor, teacher, and artist who is best known for his closeup photographs of plants and living things.
Published august 1st 2008 by taschen first published may 2nd 1998. Blossfeldts photographs are part of the arts and crafts movement of the time and influenced karl blossfeldt believed that the plant must be valued as a totally artistic and architectural structure. Masterworks presents a remarkable collection of blossfeldts strikingly austere yet poetic portraits of plants, which capture their timeless beauty in intimate detail. Over a period of 30 years, he photographed leaves, seed pods, stems, and other plant parts, against neutral white or grey backgrounds in northern. Full taschen basic art book series taschen basic art. Karl blossfeldt karl blossfeldt was a german photographer, sculptor, teacher and artist who worked in berlin. Karl blossfeldt is regarded as one of the defining photographers of the twentieth century and dedicated thirtyfive years to documenting botanical subject matter. The north american indian, karl blossfeldt, eugene atget. Reflections on archetypal images the archive for research in archetypal symbolism. It was originally centered on comics only, when the then18yearold taschen found himself with an enormous collection of new, rare and collectible comics, and decided to set up a 25 meters square shop to display and sell them. Inkjet print authorized, titled, dated and numbered on a certificate 30 x 24 cm edition of 150 about the work in the enlarged blackandwhite images of blossfeldts scientific photographs, specimens that measure just a few centimetres or millimetres across cease to be unassuming details of nature. Modern in conception and structure, it is perhaps surprising to discover that these extraordinary works date back to the early 20th century. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In 1890, along with five other students, blossfeldt received a scholarship to work in rome with one of the instructors, mortiz meurer.
Karl blossfeldts training began with the study of industrial arts and design at the kunstgewerbeschule in berlin. Karl blossfeldt was trained in the arts at the academy of royal crafts museum in berlin and is one. See the complete taschen basic art series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. From 18981932, blossfeldt taught sculpture based on natural plant forms at the royal school of the museum of decorative arts in berlin. Karl blossfeldt karl blossfeldt, gcse art sketchbook. These he meticulously arranged against stark backgrounds and photographed in magnification, so that unfamiliar shapes from the messy vegetal world are. Hans christian adam studied psychology, art history and communication in goettingen and vienna. The text is interesting, well written and informative, the plates good reproductions. He developed a series of homemade cameras that allowed him to photograph plant surfaces in magnified detail. Karl blossfeldts monochrome photographs present semiabstracted studies of diverse flora, bridging the 19th and 20thcentury worlds of imagemaking.