Miriam Cahn
(born in Basel in 1949)
Nach Blossfeld (five elements), 12–15 December 1999, oil on canvas (4 elements), charcoal on tissue paper (1 element), 35 x 120 cm ca. (overall dimension), 26,5 x 19,5; 34,5 x 25,5; 26,8 x 20,5; 27,5 x 17; 29,8 x 21 (single elements)
Provenance:
STAMPA Galerie, Basel
European Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2002)
Exhibited:
Biel, Miriam Cahn/ Architekturtraum, Centre PasquArt, 21 January-10 March 2002
Note:
As the title suggests, the work draws inspiration from the photographs of Karl Blossfeldt, one of the great pioneers of twentieth-century botanical photography, renowned above all for his black-and-white photographs of plants captured at high magnification. At the School of Applied Arts in Berlin, Blossfeldt used these images as teaching tools to demonstrate to his students that nature offered an inexhaustible source of forms for design, architecture, and the decorative arts. For further reference, see the beautiful volume Karl Blossfeldt: Art Forms in Nature. The Complete Edition, Schirmer Art Books, 1999.
Specialist: Alessandro Rizzi
(born in Basel in 1949)
Nach Blossfeld (five elements), 12–15 December 1999, oil on canvas (4 elements), charcoal on tissue paper (1 element), 35 x 120 cm ca. (overall dimension), 26,5 x 19,5; 34,5 x 25,5; 26,8 x 20,5; 27,5 x 17; 29,8 x 21 (single elements)
Provenance:
STAMPA Galerie, Basel
European Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2002)
Exhibited:
Biel, Miriam Cahn/ Architekturtraum, Centre PasquArt, 21 January-10 March 2002
Note:
As the title suggests, the work draws inspiration from the photographs of Karl Blossfeldt, one of the great pioneers of twentieth-century botanical photography, renowned above all for his black-and-white photographs of plants captured at high magnification. At the School of Applied Arts in Berlin, Blossfeldt used these images as teaching tools to demonstrate to his students that nature offered an inexhaustible source of forms for design, architecture, and the decorative arts. For further reference, see the beautiful volume Karl Blossfeldt: Art Forms in Nature. The Complete Edition, Schirmer Art Books, 1999.
Specialist: Alessandro Rizzi
