Adiantum pedatum
10"x8"
$25.60
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Shot in 1929, Adiantum pedatum exemplifies the crisp, close-up signature style of German photographer Karl Blossfeldt’s work. Using a home-made camera, he captured the still-furled fronds of a young American maidenhair fern enlarged to eight times their natural size. Blossfeldt originally intended for his work to act as inspiration for architects, sculptors, and textile designers with the hope that portraying botanical forms on such a large scale would encourage his students to see their geometry and repetitive patterns in new light. He held the belief that the “plant never lapses into mere arid functionalism; it fashions and shapes according to logic and suitability, and with its primeval force compels everything to attain the highest artistic form.”
Adiantum pedatum
$25.60
Sale price
$25.60
Regular price
$40.00