Charles Cowles Gallery, New York
Winston-Salem, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Edward Burtynsky: The China Series, 2006, then traveled to Boca Raton, Boca Raton Museum of Art (April 12 - June 18), Vancouver, Presentation House Gallery (September 16 - October 29, 2006), Medford, Tufts University Art Gallery (January 19 - April 1, 2007), Lewisburg, Bucknell University Samek Art Gallery (August 24 - October 8, 2007), Eugene, The University of Oregon Art Museum (January 15 - April 30, 2008), Brunswick, Bowdoin College Museum of Art (October 23 - December 23, 2008) (another example exhibited)
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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