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Edward Burtynsky
Carrara Marble Quarries #26, Carrara, Italy
- Estimate
- £7,000 - 9,000
Lot Details
Digital chromogenic print, printed 2006.
1993
124 x 99 cm (48 7/8 x 38 7/8 in)
Signed in ink, printed title, date and number on an artist's label accompanying the work. One from an edition of 5.
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Provenance
Edward Burtynsky
Canadian | 1955Universally 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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