Edward Burtynsky - New Now Day Sale New York Monday, February 29, 2016 | Phillips

New Now Day Sale

New York Auction 29 February 2016 11am

  • Provenance

    Private Collection

  • 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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Edward Burtynsky

China Recycling #9, Circuit Boards, Guiyu, Guandong Province, China

2004; printed 2007
digital chromogenic color print
16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Signed "Edward Burtynsky" on a label affixed to the reverse.
This work is number 10 from an edition of 25.

Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000 

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New Now Day Sale

New York Auction 29 February 2016 11am