KARL BLOSSFELDT – ART FORMS IN NATURE

Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) was a German photographer celebrated by the Surrealists and early modernists for his pioneering close-up images of plants and flora. Trained as a sculptor he was also an amateur botanist, fascinated by the underlying structures of nature.  He created his extraordinary catalogue of studies of natural forms as a teaching tool for the benefit of artists, artisans and architects.