Bloom, 2019
David Burdeny: back to Artist
Artist Statement
Japan is primarily Buddhist, but what defines it even more than religion is it’s rigorous and distinct sense of aesthetics, one that is built from the celebration of seasonality dating back nearly 2000 years. The weather has informed every aspect of Japan from its art to poetry and cuisine. To be in Japan is to be in a constant recognition and engagement of the seasons. The cherry blossom would be its most poignant example. The flower isn’t just a symbol of Japan; it is THE symbol of Japan. Nowhere on earth is a piece of nature so intrinsic to a country’s identity than here. Japan without the cherry blossom would be inconceivable, like our alphabet without vowels. When photographing the silk flower vendors In Yiwu, I wondered just that. What if the trees simply stopped blooming and we were left with only a synthetic replica made of plastic and wire. As nature continues to recede in the wake of human progress and we lose entire ecosystems across our planet this becomes a real possibility. Is a manufactured/artificial nature enough for us? What would a world be like without nature? How do we define beauty? Do we even care?
Artist Biography
David Burdeny initiated his career with the Jennifer Kostuik Gallery in 2001 and has been exhibiting his images from the world over, including Antarctica, Iceland, Brazil, China, Burma, Cambodia, France, Italy, Canada and the USA. Known for his finely composed photographs, Burdeny has spent the past 25 years exploring a variegated photographic Landscape ranging from minimal seascapes, ornate European interiors to abstract aerial images. Widely collected in Canada, the USA, Asia and Europe, the sheer beauty of David’s images has firmly placed him within the realm of Canada’s most sought after photo-based artists. Burdeny has an innate curiosity for new subjects and themes, producing over 20 themed photographic series. Be it mounting a camera beneath a self-built drone, shooting from the deck of an Antarctic bound icebreaker, or waiting for an ocean tide to advance, he faithfully embeds his own formal signature into each and every image, further expressing a life long passion for the built environment and the camera’s interpretation of it.
David Burdeny’s Masters in Architecture and Interior Design background combined with his upbringing in the vast Canadian prairies provides the template for his keen technical ability, enduring patience and minimalist aesthetic.
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