Karl Blossfeldt: The Alphabet of Plants - Hardcover

Blossfeldt, Karl; Mattenklott, Gert; Wilde, Ann; Wilde, Jurgen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3823803646 ISBN 13: 9783823803645

Publisher: Te Neues Pub Group, 1998

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

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.

About the Author:

Karl Blossfeldt, born in Schielo, Germany, in 1865, studied painting and sculpture in Berlin. From 1898 until his death in 1932 he taught at the Kunstgewerbliche Lehranstalt in Berlin.

Gert Mattenklott, born in Oranienburg, Germany, in 1942, is Dean of Philosophy and Humanities at the Freie Universitat, Berlin. He is an internationally acclaimed essayist, literary scholar, and critic.

About this edition

• Publisher: Te Neues Pub Group
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 3823803646
• ISBN 13: 9783823803645
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 79
• Editor: Wilde Ann, Wilde Jurgen