Picturing the Land
From the Sublime to the Document
January 31 to April 25, 2004
Geoffrey James (Canadian, c. 1942)
Black Lake, 1993
gelatin silver print
81.44 x 88.8 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario
Gift of Alison and Alan Schwartz, 2001
(c) 2004 Geoffrey James
This exhibition, which complements Manufactured Landscapes: The Photographs of Edward Burtynsky , focuses on the representation of the land and scenic wonders by historical and contemporary photographers. The effects of technology and artistic and cultural perspectives are explored in the work of Carleton Watkins, Alexander Henderson, Edward Weston, Geoffrey James and others.