Edward Burtynsky - Important Photographs from the Collection of Dr. Anthony Terrana New York Tuesday, April 2, 2013 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Charles Cowles Gallery, New York

  • Literature

    Steidl, Burtynsky-China, p. 71

  • Catalogue Essay

    “These images are meant as metaphors to the dilemma of our modern existence; they search for a dialogue between attraction and repulsion, seduction and fear. We are drawn by desire - a chance at good living, yet we are consciously or unconsciously aware that the world is suffering for our success.”
    EDWARD BURTYNSKY

  • Artist Biography

    Edward Burtynsky

    Canadian • 1955

    Universally termed 'industrial landscapes', Edward Burtynsky's photographs are rooted in the complex, symbiotic and, at times, destructive relationship we have with the earth. In depicting his subjects, Burtynsky balances an exacting, documentarian objectivity with a breathtakingly finessed beauty. His oversized works, whose subjects include quarries in Vermont, shipyards in China and oil refineries in Canada, have a sense of grandiosity and monumentality. There is an initial visual appeal of vibrant colors, details and scale; however, on closer inspection, the environmental dilemma unfolds. They are introspective and meditative, capturing a 'contemplative moment' where landscapes provide visual and emotional resonance.

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IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. ANTHONY TERRANA

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Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China

2005
Fujicolor Crystal Archive print.
49 x 39 in. (124.5 x 99.1 cm)
Signed in ink, printed title, date and number 5/9 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount.

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000 

Sold for $36,250

Contact Specialist
Vanessa Kramer Hallett
Worldwide Head of Photographs
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Important Photographs from the Collection of Dr. Anthony Terrana

2 & 3 April 2013
New York