Salt, 2016
David Burdeny: back to Artist
Artist Statement
Flying in an open door helicopter at 250-500 feet, David Burdeny had to time the shoot precisely to capture the various light reflections on the Salt Flats in Utah and in Australia. David is fascinated by the opportunity to invest symbols and narrative into built form or see the metaphor in a material space, having an abiding interest in thresholds and luminal spaces – places that seem somehow a bridge between the concrete and the ephemeral, elevated above time, hallowed. The sublime resides even in an ordinary space. And while the wondrous capabilities of the digital process permits an extraordinary level of clarity, detail and sensuality to be ingrained into an image, Burdeny likes to think that there is a mystery at the heart of all his photographs, an appeal for the viewer to keep looking and see more. The raw immediacy and lived experience of taking a photograph matters as much to David Burdeny as how he composes the frame. It is his private personal connection to these places and the emotional or intellectual intrigue that grips him through the process that Burdeny hope resonates in the print.
“[Related to] Drift, I was conceptually thinking of this series as kaleidoscopic in reach where all parts of the world were reduced to earth/ocean and sky bound by the horizon, so I travelled around with it and made a series of abstractions that blurred (no pun intended) the distinction between sky, land and water. The “Salt” series came much later but had similar beginnings in which I investigated patters of land management and the jarring (albeit beautiful) effect it has on the lakebed and neighbouring mountain range”.
Artist Biography
Vancouver, Canada, based David Burdeny has exhibited with the Jennifer Kostuik Gallery since 2001, showcasing 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, David Burdeny has spent the past 20 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. David’s willingness to take risks, eschew dogma and continuously pursue his innate curiosity for new subjects and themes has become a signature element in his work. 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, David faithfully imbeds his own formal signature into each and every image further expressing a lifelong passion for the built environment and the camera’s interpretation of it. Distinctly David Burdeny, the photographs are rigorous yet graceful, inviting the viewer to form their own narrative as if they too were passing through space or gazing into the horizon for the very first time.
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. Recently moving from using large format film to now the finest available digital cameras and precision optics, his images are rendered large and detailed. A Bright Future- Photographs of Russian Subways, Theaters and Palaces 2015 received an explosion of media interest, especially in the UK and Russia. Burdeny was in New York City to receive his First Place Award from IPA for Avata Metro Station, St. Petersburg, Russia in the Category of Historic Architecture, and was interviewed for the most recent articles for The Guardian UK and Wired publications amongst several others. In 2012, the Ancora Series of 2010 was exhibited at the Centre for Photographic Art, Carmel CA, Curated by Richard Gadd. Burdeny has won several gold awards in international art photography competitions, most significantly receiving International Photographer of the Year in the Nature category for Canada, revealed at the Lucie Awards Ceremony in New York City, October 2008. His first book Shorelines sold out in both the limited collector edition and trade publication. He has 10 Limited Edition Photographic Series currently offered and is represented by other art dealers in Canada, the USA and Europe. His second hard cover book is A Bright Future, 2015 with text by esteemed writer and translator, Rosamund Bartlett.
Pricing
Loose Print Pricing
21 x 21 inches – $3,200
21 x 26 inches – $3,300
32 x 32 inches – $6,300
32 x 40 inches – $6,600
44 x 44 inches – $7,800
44 x 55 inches – $8,000
59 x 59 inches – Price Upon Request
59 x 73.5 inches – Price Upon Request
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