Blossfeldt’s Plants

– I am fascinated by Karl Blossfeld's plants. Karl Blossfeldt's work consists primarily of his iconic close-up photographs of plants, which reveal the diversity of forms in nature through their sober and scientific presentation. Blossfeldt quickly rose to fame with his publication ‘Urformen der Kunst’ (1928) and is considered one of the most important representatives of New Objectivity in photography.

His works stand out for their sharp contours and reduction to form and texture, highlighting plants as ‘teachers’ for art and design. Originally intended as teaching material for drawing classes, Karl Blossfeld's plants became a milestone in the history of photography, whose influence on art, architecture and design is still felt today.

Here I have mixed his cool, ornamental objectivity with opulent still lifes. I like the somewhat sterile, abstract look that the pictures take on. I just let the AI run free and if I like the results, I combine and vary further. The machine of my choice for this kind of pictures is Midjourney 5.2.