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Edward Burtynsky
Old Factories #1, Fushun Aluminum Smelter, Fushun City, Liaoning Province, China
- Estimate
- £12,000 - 18,000
£10,160
Lot Details
chromogenic print, mounted
signed 'Edward Burtynsky', printed title, date and number 2/3 on an artist label affixed to the reverse of the mount
image 122.1 x 152.3 cm (48 1/8 x 59 7/8 in.)
frame 127 x 157.5 cm (50 x 62 in.)
frame 127 x 157.5 cm (50 x 62 in.)
Executed in 2005, in Canada, this work is number 2 from an edition of 6.
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Exhibited
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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