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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Karl Blossfeldt. the Complete Published Work. 45th Ed.

Karl Blossfeldt. the Complete Published Work. 45th Ed.

Adam, Hans Christian

Hardcover

Series: 45th Edition

General PhotographyPhotography History & CriticismPhotographers

ISBN10: 3836598515
ISBN13: 9783836598514
Publisher: Taschen
Published: Oct 10 2024
Pages: 512
Weight: 2.75
Height: 1.40 Width: 6.30 Depth: 8.80
Language: Multiple Languages

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.

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