May 18 – July 7, 1996

Art Forms in Nature

Karl Blossfeldt

 

Karl Blossfeldt, Aconitum, (Aconite, Wolfsbane, Monkshood) Young shoot enlarged 5.4 times, photograph.

 


Extraordinary, early 20th-century botanical images by the renowned German photographer Karl Blossfeldt, who believed that "the best constructions for industrial design had already been anticipated in nature".

Supported by the Goethe Institute Vancouver and the Canada Council.

Photographs loaned by Malinda Wayt in Los Angeles.

Canadian tour following Vancouver dates.

 

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