Through his images of open-pit mines, railroads, oil rigs and the like, the Canadian-born photographer Edward Burtynsky examines how humans interact with the natural world. But because he shoots from a distance, the bold shapes and colors of his work are often strikingly reminiscent of those found in paintings by Richard Diebenkorn or Jean Dubuffet. The photos, […]
Edward Burtynsky has spent 15 years photographing oil – from the fields where it is sourced, to the cars it powers, to the detritus it leaves behind
Edward Burtynsky is a legendary Canadian fine art photographer who specializes in chronicling the extraction and destruction of the earth and it’s
Through his images of open-pit mines, railroads, oil rigs and the like, the Canadian-born photographer Edward Burtynsky examines how humans interact with the natural world. But because he shoots from a distance, the bold shapes and colors of his work are often strikingly reminiscent of those found in paintings by Richard Diebenkorn or Jean Dubuffet. The photos, […]
Edward Burtynsky’s near-abstract photography documents the countless ways that water shapes our landscapes.
Edward Burtynsky has spent 15 years photographing oil – from the fields where it is sourced, to the cars it powers, to the detritus it leaves behind
Edward Burtynsky finds the eerie beauty in the man-made landscapes that dot our Earth’s surface. As a photographer who focuses on the relationship between humans and nature, he travels to the…
Through his images of open-pit mines, railroads, oil rigs and the like, the Canadian-born photographer Edward Burtynsky examines how humans interact with the natural world. But because he shoots from a distance, the bold shapes and colors of his work are often strikingly reminiscent of those found in paintings by Richard Diebenkorn or Jean Dubuffet. The photos, […]
Edward Burtynsky is a legendary Canadian fine art photographer who specializes in chronicling the extraction and destruction of the earth and it’s
Beautiful yet terrifying, Edward Burtynsky’s aerial photography is a reminder of just how much human activity has affected the planet
From the salt ponds of Spain to the eerie tunnels of Russia's potash mines, Burtynsky documents the indelible impacts of industry.
Shipyards Throughout his twenty-five years career, the Canadian Edward Burtynsky (born in 1955 in St. Catharines) has provided keen insights into man-made alterations upon nature. Burtynsky’s anxiety about public awareness of environmental issues led him to China, where he has created several serie
Shipyards Throughout his twenty-five years career, the Canadian Edward Burtynsky (born in 1955 in St. Catharines) has provided keen insights into man-made alterations upon nature. Burtynsky’s anxiety about public awareness of environmental issues led him to China, where he has created several serie
Shipyards Throughout his twenty-five years career, the Canadian Edward Burtynsky (born in 1955 in St. Catharines) has provided keen insights into man-made alterations upon nature. Burtynsky’s anxiety about public awareness of environmental issues led him to China, where he has created several serie
Edward Burtynsky has spent 15 years photographing oil – from the fields where it is sourced, to the cars it powers, to the detritus it leaves behind
La galerie Christophe Guye annonce la représentation de l'artiste canadien Edward Burtynsky ainsi que la première exposition personnelle de l'artiste
Shipyards Throughout his twenty-five years career, the Canadian Edward Burtynsky (born in 1955 in St. Catharines) has provided keen insights into man-made alterations upon nature. Burtynsky’s anxiety about public awareness of environmental issues led him to China, where he has created several serie
Edward Burtynsky has spent 15 years photographing oil – from the fields where it is sourced, to the cars it powers, to the detritus it leaves behind
Le Canadien Edward Burtynsky est un maître de la photographie documentaire. Publiées début octobre dans son premier ouvrage en français, Eléments essentiels, ses images racontent des terres parfois façonnées avec génie par l’Homme, souvent souillées
Through his images of open-pit mines, railroads, oil rigs and the like, the Canadian-born photographer Edward Burtynsky examines how humans interact with the natural world. But because he shoots from a distance, the bold shapes and colors of his work are often strikingly reminiscent of those found in paintings by Richard Diebenkorn or Jean Dubuffet. The photos, […]
The acclaimed Canadian artist discusses art and the environment.
Edward Burtynsky is a legendary Canadian fine art photographer who specializes in chronicling the extraction and destruction of the earth and it’s
the controversy surrounding the end of the holocene and the beginning of this new 'human epoch' sparked burtynsky's 'anthropocene project.'
Acclaimed Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky has used his career as an artist to highlight and critique the impact of industrialisation on the natural world, and his latest showing at The Saatc…
Exhibition dates: 17th July – 22nd August 2009 Edward Burtynsky (Canadian, b. 1955) Jubilee Operations #1, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 2007 Digital chromogenic colour photogra…
Charlotte Cotton writes- More photography has been created for the gallery walls in the last decade than any other period of the medium's history. And the most prominent, and probably the most frequently used, style has been that of the deadpan aesthetic: a cool, detatched and keenly sharp type of photography. Here the reader is at the mercy of the leveling out that occurs when photographs are reproduced in a book. The monumental scale and breathtaking visual clarity that predominate when one experiences the photographic print need to be kept in mind. But what can still be seen in a glance if one looks through the images in this chapter is the seeming emotional detachment and command an the part of the photographers. The adoption of the deadpan aesthetic moves art photography outside of the hyperbolic, sentimental and subjective. These pictures may engage us with emotive subjects, but our sense of what the photographer's emotions might be is not the obvious guide to understanding the meaning of the images. The emphasis, then, is on photography as a way of mapping the extent of the forces, invisible from a single human standpoint, that govern the man-made and the natural world. Deadpan photography may be highly specific in its description of its subjects, but its seeming neutrality and tonality of vision is of epic proportions. Oxford Tire Pile #8 Westley, California, 1999 Edward Burtynsky's photography is a prime example of what Cotton describes as the "deadpan" aesthetic. From his artitst's statement- Nature transformed through industry is a predominant theme in my work. I set course to intersect with a contemporary view of the great ages of man; from stone, to minerals, oil, transportation, silicon, and so on. To make these ideas visible I search for subjects that are rich in detail and scale yet open in their meaning. Recycling yards, mine tailings, quarries and refineries are all places that are outside of our normal experience, yet we partake of their output on a daily basis. These images are meant as metaphors to the dilemma of our modern existence; they search for a dialogue between attraction and repulsion, seduction and fear. We are drawn by desire - a chance at good living, yet we are consciously or unconsciously aware that the world is suffering for our success. Our dependence on nature to provide the materials for our consumption and our concern for the health of our planet sets us into an uneasy contradiction. For me, these images function as reflecting pools of our times. Shipbreaking #5, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2000 Shipbreaking #12 Chittagong, Bangladesh 2000 Shipbreaking #21 Chittagong, Bangladesh 2000 Shipbreaking #1 Chittagong, Bangladesh 2000 Deda Chicken Processing Plant, Dehui City, Jilin Province, 2005 Questions on Burtynsky's work- 1. After reading Burtynsky's statement and seeing some photographs, how do you think his work fits into Cotton's definition of the "deadpan" aesthetic? 2. How would you compare Burtynsky's work to a more traditonal landscape phtotographer, like Ansel Adams? 3. How do you think Burtynsky's photographs create, as he says, a "dialogue between attraction and repulsion, seduction and fear."
