Karl Blossfeldt, 1865-1932 : the complete published work /
"German photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, that his work transcends the medium itself. Over more than 30 years, he took thousands of photographs, revealing a formally rigorous talent whose precision and dedication bridg...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
| Language Notes: | Parallel text in English, German, and French. |
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Köln :
Taschen,
[2014]
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| Summary: | "German photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, that his work transcends the medium itself. Over more than 30 years, he took thousands of photographs, revealing a formally rigorous talent whose precision and dedication bridge the 19th- and 20th-century worlds of image making and bring a distinctly sculptural aspect to a firmly two-dimensional art form. Beautifully but starkly composed against plain cardboard backgrounds, Blossfeldt's images, relying on a northern light for their sense of volume, reveal nothing of the man but everything of themselves. They are still lifes, piercingly final statements on their subject, and have endured owing to their aesthetics and the ongoing fascination of students and photographers. Like their maker, they are quietly and lastingly effective."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Original edition, 1999, Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH. Text in German, French, and English. |
| Physical Description: | 543 pages : ilustrations ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 536-539). |
| ISBN: | 9783836550727 3836550725 |