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Contemporary Art

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Artist: David Burdeny
David Burdeny - Piano Player, Havana, Cuba, Photography 2014, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 What makes Burdeny’s Cuba s...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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David Burdeny - Saltern Study 04, Great Salt Lake, UT, 2015, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 21" Edition of 7 32” x 32" Edition of 7 44” x 44” Edition of 10 59” x 59” Edition of 5 The ...
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David Burdeny - Red Chairs, Havana, Cuba, Photography 2014, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 What makes Burdeny’s Cuba s...
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David Burdeny - Saltern Study 08, Great Salt Lake, UT, 2015, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 21" Edition of 7 32” x 32" Edition of 7 44” x 44” Edition of 10 59” x 59” Edition of 5 The ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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David Burdeny - Saltern Study 11, Great Salt Lake, UT, 2015, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 21" Edition of 7 32” x 32" Edition of 7 44” x 44” Edition of 10 59” x 59” Edition of 5 The ...
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David Burdeny - Saltern Study 12, Great Salt Lake, UT, 2015, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 Th...
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David Burdeny - Map Room, Caprarola, Italy, Photography 2016, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 T...
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David Burdeny - Saltern Study 15, Great Salt Lake, UT, 2015, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 The tension betwe...
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Reggia di Venaria Reale II, Torino, Italy by David Burdeny
Located in New York City, NY
Archival Pigment Print - UNFRAMED 21 x 26 inches - edition of 7 32 x 40 inches - edition of 7 44 x 55 inches - edition of 10 59 x 79.5 inches – edition of 5 Ask us for custom fra...
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David Burdeny - Library, Napels, Italy, Italy, Photography 2016, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 Wh...
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David Burdeny - Saltern Study 14, Great Salt Lake, UT, 2015, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 Th...
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David Burdeny - Ballet School, Havana, Cuba, Photography 2014, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 What makes Burdeny’s Cuba s...
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David Burdeny - Saltern Study 06, Great Salt Lake, UT, 2015, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 21" Edition of 7 32” x 32" Edition of 7 44” x 44” Edition of 10 59” x 59” Edition of 5 The ...
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David Burdeny - Blue Ponds 02, Shark Bay, Western Australia, 2015, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 Th...
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David Burdeny - Photosynthetic 1, Great Salt Lake, UT, 2017, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 21" Edition of 7 32” x 32" Edition of 7 44” x 44” Edition of 10 59” x 59” Edition of 5 The ...
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David Burdeny - Parralex, Great Salt Lake, UT, Photography 2017, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 Th...
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David Burdeny - Berm Break, Great Salt Lake, UT, Photography 2017, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 The tension betwe...
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David Burdeny - Saltern Study 03, Great Salt Lake, UT, 2015, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 Th...
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David Burdeny - Tangents 2, Great Salt Lake, UT, 2017, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 21" Edition of 7 32” x 32" Edition of 7 44” x 44” Edition of 10 59” x 59” Edition of 5 The ...
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David Burdeny - Saltern Study 01, Great Salt Lake, UT, 2015, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 Th...
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David Burdeny - Hashigui-iwa Rock, Japan, Photography 2017, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Interior Design and spent the early part of his career practicing in his field before establish...
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David Burdeny - Torii, Lake Biwa, Japan, Photography 2009, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print Additional Sizes: 13" x 16" - Edition of 15 21" x 26" - Edition of 7 32" x 40" - Edition of 7 44" x 55" - Edition of 7 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) gradua...
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David Burdeny - Tiger Stripes, China, Photography 2017, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Interior Design and spent the early part of his career practicing in his field before establish...
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David Burdeny - Swan Boats, Hanoi, Vietnam, Photography 2011, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Interior Design and spent the early part of his career practicing in his field before establish...
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David Burdeny - Thin Dock, West Lake, Hangzhou, China, 2011, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Interior Design and spent the early part of his career practicing in his field before establish...
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David Burdeny - Tatesuna, Kamigamo-jinja, Kyoto, Japan, 2012, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Interior Design and spent the early part of his career practicing in his field before establish...
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David Burdeny - Ponte Alla Carraia, Florence, Italy, 2016, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 13” x 16" Edition of 4 21” x 26" Edition of 4 32” x 40” Edition of 7 44" x 55" Edition of 10 While the spaces th...
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David Burdeny - Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Burma, Photography 2011, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Interior Design and spent the early part of his career practicing in his field before establish...
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David Burdeny - Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy, Photography 2009, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 13” x 13" Edition of 15 21” x 21" Edition of 7 32” x 40” Edition of 7 44" x 55" Edition of 7 While the spaces th...
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David Burdeny - Tokoname Harbour, Japan, Photography 2009, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Pigment Print Additional Sizes: 13" x 16" - Edition of 15 21" x 26" - Edition of 7 32" x 40" - Edition of 7 44" x 55" - Edition of 7 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) gradua...
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David Burdeny - Pink Stairs, Calpe, Spain, Photography 2023, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
“These images were collected slowly over the past few years as singular events. Seen here, curated as a whole, they are evocative of a time long gone, a moment in history, places w...
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David Burdeny - Shanghai Night, Photography 2009, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Interior Design and spent the early part of his career practicing in his field before establish...
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David Burdeny - Shrine, Omura Bay, Japan, Photography 2010, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Interior Design and spent the early part of his career practicing in his field before establish...
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David Burdeny - Shanghai Skyline (Dawn), China, Photography 2011, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Interior Design and spent the early part of his career practicing in his field before establish...
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David Burdeny - Shanghai I, China, Photography 2009, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Interior Design and spent the early part of his career practicing in his field before establish...
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David Burdeny - Shanghai Night II, China, Photography 2011, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipeg, Canada) graduated with a Masters in Architecture and Interior Design and spent the early part of his career practicing in his field before establish...
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David Burdeny - Racconigi, Italy, 2016, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 While the spaces ...
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David Burdeny - Pont Royal, Paris, France, Photography 2012, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 13” x 16" Edition of 4 21” x 26" Edition of 4 32” x 40” Edition of 7 44" x 55" Edition of 10 While the spaces th...
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David Burdeny - Reading Room, Napoli, Italy, Photography 2016, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 While the spaces ...
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David Burdeny - Polignano A Mare (mid-day) Bari, Italy, 2016, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 While the spaces ...
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David Burdeny - Palais Garnier, Paris, France
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny - Palais Garnier, Paris, France, 2012 44 x 55 inches Edition of 10 + 2AP “These works present my abiding interest in the thresholds that ...
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David Burdeny - Montmarte 01, Paris, France, Photography 2021, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 21” x 26" Edition of 7 32” x 40" Edition of 7 44” x 55” Edition of 10 59” x 73.5” Edition of 5 While the spaces the...
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David Burdeny - Material Shop, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Tokyo, Japan Pigment Print 15 x 12 inches: Edition of 15 26 x 21 inches: Edition of 10 40 x 32 inches: Edition of 7 55 x 44 inches: Edition of 5 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipe...
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Piazza del Duomo, Milano, Italy by David Burdeny
Located in New York City, NY
Archival Pigment Print - UNFRAMED 21 x 21 inches - edition of 7 32 x 32 inches - edition of 7 44 x 44 inches - edition of 10 59 x 59 inches – edition of 5 Ask us for custom frami...
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David Burdeny - Video Record CD, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Tokyo, Japan Pigment Print 12 x 15 inches: Edition of 15 21 x 26 inches: Edition of 10 32 x 40 inches: Edition of 7 44 x 55 inches: Edition of 5 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipe...
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David Burdeny - Photo Studio, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Tokyo, Japan Pigment Print 12 x 15 inches: Edition of 15 21 x 26 inches: Edition of 10 32 x 40 inches: Edition of 7 44 x 55 inches: Edition of 5 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipe...
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David Burdeny - Hitachi Store, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Tokyo, Japan Pigment Print 15 x 12 inches: Edition of 15 26 x 21 inches: Edition of 10 40 x 32 inches: Edition of 7 55 x 44 inches: Edition of 5 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipe...
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David Burdeny - Photo Lab, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Tokyo, Japan Pigment Print 15 x 12 inches: Edition of 15 26 x 21 inches: Edition of 10 40 x 32 inches: Edition of 7 55 x 44 inches: Edition of 5 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipe...
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David Burdeny - Bicycle Shop, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Tokyo, Japan Pigment Print 15 x 12 inches: Edition of 15 26 x 21 inches: Edition of 10 40 x 32 inches: Edition of 7 55 x 44 inches: Edition of 5 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipe...
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David Burdeny - Face House, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Tokyo, Japan Pigment Print 15 x 12 inches: Edition of 15 26 x 21 inches: Edition of 10 40 x 32 inches: Edition of 7 55 x 44 inches: Edition of 5 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipe...
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David Burdeny - Bookstore, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Tokyo, Japan Pigment Print 12 x 15 inches: Edition of 15 21 x 26 inches: Edition of 10 32 x 40 inches: Edition of 7 44 x 55 inches: Edition of 5 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipe...
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David Burdeny - Optometry Clinic, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Tokyo, Japan Pigment Print 12 x 15 inches: Edition of 15 21 x 26 inches: Edition of 10 32 x 40 inches: Edition of 7 44 x 55 inches: Edition of 5 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipe...
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David Burdeny - Barbershop, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Tokyo, Japan Pigment Print 15 x 12 inches: Edition of 15 26 x 21 inches: Edition of 10 40 x 32 inches: Edition of 7 55 x 44 inches: Edition of 5 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipe...
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David Burdeny - Bakery, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Stamford, CT
Tokyo, Japan Pigment Print 15 x 12 inches: Edition of 15 26 x 21 inches: Edition of 10 40 x 32 inches: Edition of 7 55 x 44 inches: Edition of 5 David Burdeny (b. 1968. Winnipe...
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Grand Canal II, from Ponte dell’Accademia, Venice, Italy
Located in New York City, NY
Grand Canal II, from Ponte dell’Accademia, 2012 Edition of 10 + 2AP Archival Pigment Print Framed “These works present my abiding interest in the thresholds that divide and connect the sea to land. I am fascinated with the quality of light and the spatial immensity of the ocean. I have enormous reverence for feeling so small in the presence of something so vast, where perspective, scale, time and distance momentarily become intangible. Photographing as a process of clarifying this quality, I work towards creating formalized, liminal spaces. The glory lies not in this act of clarification or reduction, but in the experience of what is left – sublime experience located in ordinary space: a slowly moving sky...
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Sufer, Perth, Autralia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny’s photographs are meditations on space, light, and the sublime. Trained as an architect, his work reveals a precise balance between structure and atmosphere, where natu...
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Polignano A Mare (mid-day), Bari, Apulia, Italy - Ocean - Seascapes
Located in New York City, NY
Polignano A Mare (mid-day), Bari, Apulia, Italy - Ocean - Seascapes Edition of 5 + 2AP Archival Pigment Print Framed “These works present my abiding interest in the thresholds that ...
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Overlook Huangshan, China
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny’s photographs are meditations on space, light, and the sublime. Trained as an architect, his work reveals a precise balance between structure and atmosphere, where natu...
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VELD 17, Noordoostpolder Flevoland, The Netherlands
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny’s photographs are meditations on space, light, and the sublime. Trained as an architect, his work reveals a precise balance between structure and atmosphere, where natu...
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Manneport after Monet Etretat, Normandy, France
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny’s photographs are meditations on space, light, and the sublime. Trained as an architect, his work reveals a precise balance between structure and atmosphere, where natu...
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