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Edward BurtynskyDensified Tin Cans #21997
1997
$23,000
£17,693.13
€20,536.70
CA$32,435.49
A$36,333.21
CHF 19,083.51
MX$441,800.10
NOK 241,659.58
SEK 229,399.93
DKK 153,273.31
About the Item
Edward Burtynsky (b. 1955) is one of Canada's most successful photographers.
A noted filmmaker, entrepreneur, and environmental advocate, Burtynsky is known internationally for his large-scale images documenting the interaction of industry and natural resources. His best images present the tension between beauty and desecration.
The photograph was taken from an atypical vantage point as the artist is best known for his breathtaking aerial perspectives. Burtynsky offers the viewer rusted blocks of tin cans as if they were important precious resources or examples of unrivaled natural beauty. The entire frame of the image is consumed with an asymmetrical almost haphazard arrangement of the blocks of tin intended to be recycled and repurposed. The content of the image is secondary to the incredible shades of cinnabar, bark brown, and molten red all intensified by elements of white, or in the center canary yellow.
This powerful image is easily contextualized in the canon of history. While Burtynsky is sometimes discussed in relation to Aaron Siskind we can also easily position this work as succeeding Arte Povera (the Italian movement of the late 1960s and 70s that embraced using humble, disposable or construction materials for fine art). Finally this image is also noteworthy as it one of only a handful of images taken in Ontario, in the vicinity of where Burtynsky grew up.
Burtynsky's work can be found in over 50 museum collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Guggenheim, The MoMA, and the Tate Modern.
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"Densified Tin Cans #2, Hamilton, Ontario"
Canada, 1997
Chromogenic print
Signed, titled, and numbered by artist on verso
From an edition of 5
40”H 50”W (work)
Framed
Very good condition.
- Creator:Edward Burtynsky (1955, Canadian)
- Creation Year:1997
- Dimensions:Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 50 in (127 cm)
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- Condition:Very good condition.
- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 09-241stDibs: LU215215056092
Edward Burtynsky
Edward Burtynsky is regarded as one of the world’s most accomplished contemporary photographers. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, in 1955 and is based in Toronto. His photographs are included in the collections of over sixty major museums around the world, including the National Gallery of Canada; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid; the Tate Modern, London and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California. Exhibitions include Anthropocene (2018) at the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada (international touring exhibition); Water (2013) at the New Orleans Museum of Art & Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, (international touring exhibition) and Oil (2009) at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. (touring 2009-2014). Awards and distinctions include the TED Prize, the Governor General's Award in Visual Media Arts, The Outreach award at the Rencontres d’Arles, and the Roloff Beny Book award.
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