Edward Burtynsky Rock of Ages #7, Active Granite Section, Wells-Lamson Quarry, Barre, Vermont 1991 Color coupler print. 26 3/4 x 33 5/8 in. (67.9 x 85.4 cm) Signed in ink, printed title, date and number 6/10 on an artist's label accompanying the work.
Provenance Wright, Chicago, 4 June 2009, lot 645 Literature Yale University Press, Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky pl. 26 Artist Bio 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. View More Works
Edward Burtynsky Rock of Ages #7, Active Granite Section, Wells-Lamson Quarry, Barre, Vermont 1991 Color coupler print. 26 3/4 x 33 5/8 in. (67.9 x 85.4 cm) Signed in ink, printed title, date and number 6/10 on an artist's label accompanying the work.
Provenance Wright, Chicago, 4 June 2009, lot 645 Literature Yale University Press, Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky pl. 26 Artist Bio 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. View More Works
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