Karl Blossfeldt and Ernst Fuhrmann have dedicated many of their years to the photography of plants. Their views have an aesthetic cross point regardless of their somehow opposing philosophies.
Writer and philosopher Fuhrmann believes that plants are the essence of organic life.
Blossfeldt photographs the plants as “silhouettes” and objects of decorative art – he has an artistic approach to plants. The photographs of Fuhrmann are descriptive – they are a testimony to the vitality and physiology of plants.
Karl Blossfeldt and Ernst Fuhrmann have dedicated many of their years to the photography of plants. Their views have an aesthetic cross point regardless of their somehow opposing philosophies.
Writer and philosopher Fuhrmann believes that plants are the essence of organic life.
Blossfeldt photographs the plants as “silhouettes” and objects of decorative art – he has an artistic approach to plants. The photographs of Fuhrmann are descriptive – they are a testimony to the vitality and physiology of plants.