Tag: Natuur

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Boletus in Forest

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.

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Oak Autumn Leaf

This oak autumn leaf (Quercus robur L.) contains the wisdom of the logistics in the empire of the sun. It is the place in the forest ecosystem where, from photosynthesis, sugars (as essential building materials) are produced and transported downwards to the stem and roots. This autumn leaf highlights in colours the structure and importance of the network.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2023) Oak Autumn Leaf [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

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Mushroom in Forest

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.

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Home Ant-Arctic

Can you imagine a home? And have it at your home? The once pristine Ant-Arctic, I tried to. Home as a public value. Home as a stable, resilient and flourishing ecosystem. Framed. You know, to maintain it would be great. It would be respectful. At least.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2023) Home Ant-Arctic [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

 

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Aspen Autumn Leaf

It is time for reflection when autumn comes. The pattern of the decaying aspen leaf, tells us a lot about life and the functioning of its network. The leaf, with its unique photosynthesis, is an elementary link in the empire of the sun. From here, the ecosystems enrol.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2023) Aspen Autumn Leaf  [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.