DENSIFIED SCRAP METAL #3A, HAMILTON, ONTARIO

dye coupler print; ed. #4/10

26.75 x 34 in. (67.9 x 86.4 cm)

Price Realized:

10925.00 CAD.

INCLUDES BUYER’S PREMIUM

Notes:

signed, titled, dated & editioned
Reference: National Gallery of Canada (acc. #39972)

Note: Edward Burtynsky speaks of this series in “Manufactured Landscapes: An Interview with Ed Burtynsky” (American Suburb X, 2006):

“When I first began the series, it was more like a pure documentary project, but as I worked through the process, I noticed that, at certain distances, the object’s usage remained apparent – an oil drum or a filter – yet it also resonated with an abstract quality that made an intriguing visual statement, without losing sight of its origins…There is definitely a sense of irony. I am interested in rethinking notions of the sublime in contemporary aesthetics, whereas in the history of art, the sublime used to be associated with nature.”