{"product_id":"edward-burtynsky-rock-of-ages-33-vermont-1991","title":"EDWARD BURTYNSKY \"ROCK OF AGES #33, VERMONT\" 1991","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/edward-burtynsky\"\u003eEdward Burtynsky\u003c\/a\u003e (b. 1955) is Canada's most successful photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough masterful technique and frequently dizzying compositions, Burtynsky presents thought-provoking inquiries into the deconstructed territories built from humankind's mining of natural resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis images orchestrate a bizarre tension between beauty and desecration, documentary and abstraction. Many works show unbelievable aerial views and are presented with a level of detail normally impossible for the human eye to comprehend. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurtynsky's images of Vermont in the early 1990s established his career as we know it today. The quarries displayed cracked, fragmented, and abandoned terrains, evoking a Riopelle painting in rich whites, greys, and stabs of vibrant greens. His Quarries series is now perhaps his most recognized and beloved grouping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBurtynsky has described these quarries as “organic architecture” and “inverted pyramids,” alluding to them as if they were structured voids. \u003c\/span\u003eWhile the image documents the environmental exploitation, the overall work has an incredible form with rich palette and texture. Cracked, fragmented, and abandoned terrains mirror sharp cubist cuts and geometric abstractions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurtynsky's work can be found in the permanent collection of countless museums including the National Gallery of Canada, the Guggenheim, TATE Modern (London) and MoMA to mention a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evisit our Toronto gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Rock of Ages #33, Abandoned Section, Rock of Ages Quarry. Vermont. 1991\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5x7 colour negative, printed 2000 on Kodak Professional Paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabelled, titled, numbered and dated on label, verso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition number 1 of 10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40\"H 30\"W (sheet)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e42.5\"H 35\"W (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward Burtynsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47589856182508,"sku":null,"price":16500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Edward-Burtynsky-RockofAges-33-Vermont-1991_01.jpg?v=1777654250","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/edward-burtynsky-rock-of-ages-33-vermont-1991","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}