IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. ANTHONY TERRANA
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Edward Burtynsky
Shipyard #11, Qili Port, Zhejiang Province, China
- Estimate
- $15,000 - 20,000
$36,250
Lot Details
Fujicolor Crystal Archive print.
2005
49 x 39 in. (124.5 x 99.1 cm)
Signed in ink, printed title, date and number 5/9 on a label affixed to the reverse of the mount.
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Catalogue Essay
“These images are meant as metaphors to the dilemma of our modern existence; they search for a dialogue between attraction and repulsion, seduction and fear. We are drawn by desire - a chance at good living, yet we are consciously or unconsciously aware that the world is suffering for our success.”
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
EDWARD BURTYNSKY
Provenance
Literature
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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