Screen LibraryThe alphabet of new plants : photographische Pflanzenbilder /
An album with the most beautiful flowers--yet something does not seem to be right, be it the scruffy contours of a stem made of plastic or the structure of the fabric used for the leaves. These are artificial flowers like those that are mass produced today and available in countless variations for d...
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Hatje Cantz Verlag,
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| Publisher Address: | Ostfildern : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English German |
| Edition: | 1. Auflage. |
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| Summary: |
An album with the most beautiful flowers--yet something does not seem to be right, be it the scruffy contours of a stem made of plastic or the structure of the fabric used for the leaves. These are artificial flowers like those that are mass produced today and available in countless variations for decoration purposes. Making direct reference to Karl Blossfeldt's 'The alphabet of plants' ('Urformen der Kunst') from 1928, Robert Voit (*1969 in Erlangen) assembles an archive of "new" flowers and portrays them against a neutral background. He playfully exposes man's urge to imitate nature. Voit' |
| Carrier Form: | 179 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783775740463 3775740465 |
| Index Number: | TR656 |
| CLC: | J439.5 |
| Call Number: | J439.5/V898 |