Edward Burtynsky - PHOTOGRAPHS New York Friday, April 16, 2010 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Pauli, Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky, pl. 61

  • 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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Shipbreaking #10, Chittagong, Bangladesh

2000
Fujicolor Crystal Archive print.
17 3/4 x 22 in. (45.1 x 55.9 cm).
Signed in ink, printed title, date and number 11/15 on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame.

Estimate
$5,000 - 7,000 

Sold for $6,250

PHOTOGRAPHS

16 April 2010
New York