Karl Blossfeldt. The Complete Published Work. 40th Ed.

€31.90

Taschen books

Author: Hans Christian Adam
Manufacturer: Taschen GmbH
Language: Angļu valoda
ISBN code: 9783836598514
Cover type: Hard cover
Year of publication:2024
Number of pages:512

Product available in stock!

Product available in stock - description

Discount on full price items. Discounts cannot be combined!

Free delivery to OMNIVA parcel machines in Latvia for orders over €40.00.

Free delivery to any GLOBUSS bookstore within 2-5 working days.

Share on social networks:

Product description

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.