Mushroom Forest Print by Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel's mycological plates from Art Forms in Nature treat fungi with the same reverence he applied to radiolaria and sea anemones — as organisms whose structural logic is, in itself, a form of visual art. This forest composition clusters caps and stems in a dense, rhythmic arrangement, the earthy ochres and rusted reds of the specimens offset against a shadowed ground. The illustration belongs to Haeckel's broader argument that nature's forms are the true origin of ornament, and the visual case here is difficult to argue with.
Printed on canvas, the composition's tonal depth is amplified. The textured surface draws out the warmth in the palette, giving this mushroom canvas print a richness that makes it feel more foraged than printed.
Ernst Haeckel's mycological plates from Art Forms in Nature treat fungi with the same reverence he applied to radiolaria and sea anemones — as organisms whose structural logic is, in itself, a form of visual art. This forest composition clusters caps and stems in a dense, rhythmic arrangement, the earthy ochres and rusted reds of the specimens offset against a shadowed ground. The illustration belongs to Haeckel's broader argument that nature's forms are the true origin of ornament, and the visual case here is difficult to argue with.
Printed on canvas, the composition's tonal depth is amplified. The textured surface draws out the warmth in the palette, giving this mushroom canvas print a richness that makes it feel more foraged than printed.
Original: $46.52
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$16.28Description
Ernst Haeckel's mycological plates from Art Forms in Nature treat fungi with the same reverence he applied to radiolaria and sea anemones — as organisms whose structural logic is, in itself, a form of visual art. This forest composition clusters caps and stems in a dense, rhythmic arrangement, the earthy ochres and rusted reds of the specimens offset against a shadowed ground. The illustration belongs to Haeckel's broader argument that nature's forms are the true origin of ornament, and the visual case here is difficult to argue with.
Printed on canvas, the composition's tonal depth is amplified. The textured surface draws out the warmth in the palette, giving this mushroom canvas print a richness that makes it feel more foraged than printed.
