Edward Burtynsky - Photographs London Wednesday, May 18, 2016 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Flowers Gallery, London

  • Literature

    Burtynsky: China, Steidl, 2005, pp. 100-101

  • 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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Manufacturing #10a & #10b, Cankun Factory, Xiamen City, China

2005
Chromogenic print diptych.
Each image: 68.9 x 86.3 cm (27 1/8 x 33 7/8 in.)
Frame: 95.3 x 202 cm (37 1/2 x 79 1/2 in.)

Signed in ink, printed title, date and number 8/10 on an artist label affixed to the reverse of the mount.

Estimate
£15,000 - 25,000 

Sold for £18,750

Contact Specialist
Genevieve Janvrin
Head of Photographs, Europe
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Photographs

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