EDWARD BURTYNSKY "MINES #18" 1985
Edward Burtynsky (b. 1955) is one of Canada's most successful photographers. He is internationally renowned for his large-format photographs documenting the ramifications of industry on the environment.
In the 1980s, at the beginning of his photographic career, Burtynsky photographed landscapes that straddled the line between the natural and the altered. Works from this period often capture forests, rivers, and rural terrain, emphasizing formal qualities such as line, texture, and colour while hinting at human presence or subtle environmental change.
The Mines series illustrates Burtynsky’s interest in the mark of human development on the earth and its embedded political, social and economic consequences. While initially focusing on areas around Ontario, Burtynsky has since travelled the globe exploring how the earth's resources are extracted and consumed.
The artist quotes, “What this civilization leaves in the wake of its progress may be the opened and emptied earth, but in performing these incursions we also participate in the unwitting creation of gigantic monuments to our way of life”.
This work is strong example of Burtynsky's early work from the 1980s, and an interesting image from his Mine series. He has continually explored mines since the 80s, see another example from over 20 years later here.
Burtynsky's work is represented in over 50 museum collections around the world ranging from The National Gallery of Canada, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, to Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and Bibliothèque National, Paris.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call 416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto gallery.
"Mines #18: Crean Hill Mine, Sudbury, Ontario, 1985"
Original chromogenic color print
Signed by the artist verso
17.5"W 22"H (image)
31.25"W 27.75"H (framed)
Very good condition. Note: Slight discolouration in the image, consistent with age.
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EDWARD BURTYNSKY "MINES #18" 1985
Edward Burtynsky (b. 1955) is one of Canada's most successful photographers. He is internationally renowned for his large-format photographs documenting the ramifications of industry on the environment.
In the 1980s, at the beginning of his photographic career, Burtynsky photographed landscapes that straddled the line between the natural and the altered. Works from this period often capture forests, rivers, and rural terrain, emphasizing formal qualities such as line, texture, and colour while hinting at human presence or subtle environmental change.
The Mines series illustrates Burtynsky’s interest in the mark of human development on the earth and its embedded political, social and economic consequences. While initially focusing on areas around Ontario, Burtynsky has since travelled the globe exploring how the earth's resources are extracted and consumed.
The artist quotes, “What this civilization leaves in the wake of its progress may be the opened and emptied earth, but in performing these incursions we also participate in the unwitting creation of gigantic monuments to our way of life”.
This work is strong example of Burtynsky's early work from the 1980s, and an interesting image from his Mine series. He has continually explored mines since the 80s, see another example from over 20 years later here.
Burtynsky's work is represented in over 50 museum collections around the world ranging from The National Gallery of Canada, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, to Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and Bibliothèque National, Paris.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call 416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto gallery.
"Mines #18: Crean Hill Mine, Sudbury, Ontario, 1985"
Original chromogenic color print
Signed by the artist verso
17.5"W 22"H (image)
31.25"W 27.75"H (framed)
Very good condition. Note: Slight discolouration in the image, consistent with age.
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Edward Burtynsky (b. 1955) is one of Canada's most successful photographers. He is internationally renowned for his large-format photographs documenting the ramifications of industry on the environment.
In the 1980s, at the beginning of his photographic career, Burtynsky photographed landscapes that straddled the line between the natural and the altered. Works from this period often capture forests, rivers, and rural terrain, emphasizing formal qualities such as line, texture, and colour while hinting at human presence or subtle environmental change.
The Mines series illustrates Burtynsky’s interest in the mark of human development on the earth and its embedded political, social and economic consequences. While initially focusing on areas around Ontario, Burtynsky has since travelled the globe exploring how the earth's resources are extracted and consumed.
The artist quotes, “What this civilization leaves in the wake of its progress may be the opened and emptied earth, but in performing these incursions we also participate in the unwitting creation of gigantic monuments to our way of life”.
This work is strong example of Burtynsky's early work from the 1980s, and an interesting image from his Mine series. He has continually explored mines since the 80s, see another example from over 20 years later here.
Burtynsky's work is represented in over 50 museum collections around the world ranging from The National Gallery of Canada, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, to Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and Bibliothèque National, Paris.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call 416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto gallery.
"Mines #18: Crean Hill Mine, Sudbury, Ontario, 1985"
Original chromogenic color print
Signed by the artist verso
17.5"W 22"H (image)
31.25"W 27.75"H (framed)
Very good condition. Note: Slight discolouration in the image, consistent with age.
