The Alphabet of Plants

The Alphabet of Plants

The Alphabet of Plants
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Editor: Ann Wilde
Editor: Jurgen Wilde
Photographer: Karl Blossfeldt
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-07
ISBN: 3829603045
Number of pages: 79
Publisher: Schirmer/Mosel

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Book Review: Inspiring
Summary: 5 Stars

The photographs in this book of nature will inspire any artist or crafts person...or architect. The work provides inspiration when it can't be found in the field or back yard. Its a book that is pleasurable to leaf through.

Summary of The Alphabet of Plants

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.

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