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PublisherThames & Hudson

ISBN-100500544611

ISBN-139780500544617

eBay Product ID (ePID)220280785

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Book TitleEdward Burtynsky: Essential Elements

Number of Pages202 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicCultural Heritage, Individual Photographers / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers

IllustratorYes

GenrePhotography, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorWilliam A. Ewing

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight70.7 Oz

Item Length11.1 in

Item Width13.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2016-931253

ReviewsGetting up close to a Burtynsky photograph is a visceral encounterâ€¦Your eyes scan the surface as the image almost envelops. -- WSJ Magazine, Over three decades in aerials and other big-picture exposs, Edward Burtynsky has surveyed the globe, from river basins to oil fields to urban highways, often depicting gorgeous views of manmade pathos., Over three decades in aerials and other big-picture exposés, Edward Burtynsky has surveyed the globe, from river basins to oil fields to urban highways, often depicting gorgeous views of manmade pathos., Getting up close to a Burtynsky photograph is a visceral encounter...Your eyes scan the surface as the image almost envelops.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal779.092

SynopsisEdward Burtynsky has achieved global recognition for his spectacular, large-scale photographs which depict the impact of human activity upon urban and natural environments around the world. They cover such subjects as mines and quarries, the oil industry, ship-building and ship-breaking, water as a resource under threat worldwide, and an emergent China. Curated by William A. Ewing, this volume, the first comprehensive survey of Burtynsky's multi-faceted work in over a decade, includes both iconic images and previously unpublished photographs. Relinquishing the project-based lens through which the photographer's work has previously been presented - the major monographs Oil and Water being the most recent examples - it presents Burtynsky's photographs in free-flowing sections which combine and contrast work from throughout his career. This original approach provides a sense of both his visual language and his exploration of the dilemmas at the heart of our globalized world. Each section is interspersed with selected texts which work in concert with the images to provide a context and greater understanding of Burtynsky's view of the world. With an introduction by Ewing and an afterword by academic Joshua Schuster, Essential Elements provides an entirely new way of seeing Burtynsky's work for those who are already familiar with it, as well as an accessible introduction for those encountering his photographs for the first time., The comprehensive monograph of one of the world's most acclaimed contemporary art photographers featuring dozens of images never before published, Edward Burtynsky (b. 1955) is one of a generation of photographers who seek to portray the visible outcomes of a globalized economy and humankind's impact on environments around the world. He has achieved global recognition with his large-scale photographs and project-based monographs, such as Quarries , Oil , and Water , all of which have resulted in popular touring exhibitions and, in the case of Water , a feature-length documentary film entitled Watermark . However, while Burtynsky's global standing is without question, no comprehensive retrospective of his career to date exists. Edited and curated by William A. Ewing, Edward Burtynsky: Essential Elements provides an overview of Burtynsky's work across four decades, including 140 photographs of both iconic and previously unpublished images. It conceives of Burtynsky's oeuvre as five free-flowing sections that provide a sense of both his visual language and his exploration of the dilemmas at the heart of our globalized world. Each of the five sections is interleaved with a selection of texts from previous publications and articles on Burtynsky that work in concert with the photographs to provide a complete understanding of Burtynsky's view of the world. With an introduction by William A. Ewing and an essay by Joshua Schuster, this book provides both an entirely new way of seeing Burtynsky's work.

LC Classification NumberTR655