Karl Blossfeldt

Karl blossfeldt (1865-1932) photographed the flowers, buds and seed capsules of thousands of plants, all in extreme close-up and in front of a neutral background. When he published his book “Art Forms in Nature” in 1928, he became famous overnight. His contemporaries were enchanted by the abstract shapes and structures in nature which he revealed to the world. Blossfeldt never actually considered himself a photographer. Rather, he produced material to assist him in his teaching at Berlin’s Arts and Crafts School. Nature was meant to offer inspiration to future designers. Blossfeldt’s work, celebrated as a pioneer achievement of New Objectivity, still has a remarkable effect upon us today.
This book contains 30 largely unknown photos in addition to all the texts and plates in Blossfeldt’s three books:
“Art Forms in Nature”, “Magic Garden of Nature” and “Magic in Nature”.