Peter Elsner is an artist, interested in drawing, painting, sculpture and music. He has made a lifelong study of Goethe’s research into the metamorphosis of form. He has taught and lectured on the subject since 1990 and currently lives in Helsinki where he teaches sculpture and metamorphosis as well as art education at the Snellman College.
Author’s Books
Metamorphosis in Nature and Art: The dynamic of form in plants, animals and human beings
Peter Elsner
This book researches the process of metamorphosis. Living forms – plants, animals, humans – are in continual transformation and growth, their development sculpted by dynamic forces. These ‘open secrets’ invite wonder and inquiry into the mystery of metamorphosis and form in nature. Drawing on metamorphic principles, Peter Elsner’s profound yet practical research methods will help you investigate how living forms develop.