Cart
Free Shipping in the UK
Proud to be B-Corp

Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel Olaf Breidbach

Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel By Olaf Breidbach

Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel by Olaf Breidbach


£13.00
New RRP £18.99
Condition - Very Good
Only 1 left

Summary

The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still influence artists and designers to this day. This volume highlights the research and findings of this natural scientist.

Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel Summary

Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel by Olaf Breidbach

The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still influence artists and designers to this day. This volume highlights the research and findings of this natural scientist. Powerful modern microscopes have confirmed the accuracy of Haeckel's prints, which even in their day, became world famous. Haeckel's portfolio, first published between 1899 and 1904 in separate installments, is described in the opening essays. The plates illustrate Haeckel's fundamental monistic notion of the "unity of all living things" and the wide variety of forms are executed with utmost delicacy. Incipient microscopic organisms are juxtaposed with highly developed plants and animals. The pages, ordered according to geometric and "constructive" aspects, document the oness of the world in its most diversified forms. This collection of plates was not only well-received by scientists, but by artists and architects as well. Rene Binet, a pioneer of glass and iron constructions, Emile Galle, a renowned Art Nouveau designer, and the photographer Karl Blossfeld all make explicit reference to Haeckel in their work.

Additional information

GOR003505254
9783791319902
3791319906
Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel by Olaf Breidbach
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Prestel
1998-08-01
144
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel