Happy Thursday! For people who like organization and simplicity, this artist is for you.
Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) is now (I think) more known for his photographs, but started out as a sculpture teacher. He wanted his students to make sculptures from forms of nature. Thinking to himself, "well, maybe I should give the kids some examples of what I mean" he decided to go out and collect plants. With a homemade camera and a lens that could magnify up to 30 times, we're talking about the first trials of macro photography here!
So while not the most inspiring, everything comes from somewhere -- next time you look at fast speed photographs of water droplets or something, you'll have to thank Karl Blossfeldt for a little bit of that ingenuity.
What do you think of his work?
Have a great Friday!
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