A tribute to flowers : plants under pressure / Richard Fischer ; texts by Pascal Morché.
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TextPublisher: Kempen : teNeues Media GmbH & Co., [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 175 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783961711079; 3961711070; 9783961711024; 396171102XOther title: FlowersSubject(s): Fischer, Richard | Photographers -- France | Flowers -- Pictorial works | Photography of plants | Photography, Close-up | Photography, ArtisticGenre/Form: Photobooks. DDC classification: 779.34 LOC classification: TR724 | .F57 2018Summary: Photographer Richard Fischer can be regarded as the ambassador for flowers. For many years, he has staged graceful and endangered floral specimens in his photo studio, capturing the uniqueness and transience of each flower. In collaboration with the world's leading botanical gardens, his strikingly original images provide the flowers with an aesthetic framework in which their power of expression and majesty remain intact. Fischer's precise, yet delicate floral compositions record the unique color, form, and texture of each flower, while signaling to the extraordinary beauty, diversity, and fragility of the natural world. Fischer's inimitable flower photographs have bestowed him with exhibitions around the world: In Paris, London and Tokyo, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, and the renowned China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. Richard Fischer prints are much sought after collector's items in the art photography market and calendars of his flower images appear annually. Now, for the first time, Richard Fischer brings together his best pictures spanning 15 years in one flower photography book, showcasing his artwork and little-known floral exotica. Throughout the volume, the photographs are accompanied by informative and captivating texts, leading the reader through an unknown and dwindling world of flowers.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | Q 779.34 FIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111072686627 |
Includes index.
Parallel text in English, German and French.
Photographer Richard Fischer can be regarded as the ambassador for flowers. For many years, he has staged graceful and endangered floral specimens in his photo studio, capturing the uniqueness and transience of each flower. In collaboration with the world's leading botanical gardens, his strikingly original images provide the flowers with an aesthetic framework in which their power of expression and majesty remain intact. Fischer's precise, yet delicate floral compositions record the unique color, form, and texture of each flower, while signaling to the extraordinary beauty, diversity, and fragility of the natural world. Fischer's inimitable flower photographs have bestowed him with exhibitions around the world: In Paris, London and Tokyo, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, and the renowned China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. Richard Fischer prints are much sought after collector's items in the art photography market and calendars of his flower images appear annually. Now, for the first time, Richard Fischer brings together his best pictures spanning 15 years in one flower photography book, showcasing his artwork and little-known floral exotica. Throughout the volume, the photographs are accompanied by informative and captivating texts, leading the reader through an unknown and dwindling world of flowers.
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