Tag: Bos

I found this Boletus edulis (penny bun, cèpe de Bordeaux, porcino, panza, Steinpilz, Herrenpilz, eekhoorntjesbrood) in the forest near my home. What a beauty. I gave it my personal touch. The colours are expressing the essence of nature. I printed and framed it for my grandchildren’s room.

This mushroom lives in close harmony (symbiosis!) with the roots of trees. It gives nitrogen and other nutrients to the roots and gets fixed carbon in return. With this building material, it can expand its network.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2023) Boletus in Forest [fine art print]. Breda: Personal collection.

In the deep black forest, this mushroom (Coprinus comatus, shaggy ink cap, geschubde inktzwam) shows its fortitude in a pristine and unique colour palette. It is one of the icons of the immense trade system underground between trees and fungi, where sugars and minerals are negotiated and exchanged. This mushroom is a metaphor for exchange as at the market index.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2019) Mushroom in Forest [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

This young fly agaric (Amanita muscaria, L.) shines on the forest floor with its beautiful colours. It quietly tells the story of the deal it made with the trees above him. Trade it is. Receive sugars, give minerals. It knows that without this deal, the trees should be as big as the agaric itself. Do we enter the domain of politics here?

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2023) Young Fly Agaric [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.