David Burdeny

David Burdeny - Mayakovskaya Station, Moscow, Russia, 2015, Printed After

Details 21 x 26 inches (54 x 66 cm) edition of 7 Medium: Archival Pigment Print Mounted and framed Available sizes and editions: 21 x 26 inches, edition of 7 32 x 40 inches, editi...

Details 44 x 55 inches (115 x 140 cm) edition of 10 Medium: Archival Pigment Print Mounted and framed Available sizes and editions: 21 x 26 inches, edition of 7 32 x 40 inches, ed...

Details 21 x 26 inches (54 x 66 cm) edition of 7 Medium: Archival Pigment Print Mounted and framed Available sizes and editions: 21 x 26 inches, edition of 7 32 x 40 inches, editi...

Ed. 5/10, includes white frame. David Burdeny translates his intimate appreciation for the structure, details, and metaphorical value of space into sublime observations on how the c...

Details 44 x 55 inches (115 x 140 cm) edition of 10 Medium: Archival Pigment Print Mounted and framed Available sizes and editions: 21 x 26 inches, edition of 7 32 x 40 inches, ed...

Details 21 x 26 inches (54 x 66 cm) edition of 7 Medium: Archival Pigment Print Mounted and framed Available sizes and editions: 21 x 26 inches, edition of 7 32 x 40 inches, editi...

David Burdeny Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2014 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Price for Print only. Ask us for framing options.

Details 21 x 26 inches (54 x 66 cm) edition of 7 Medium: Archival Pigment Print Mounted and framed Available sizes and editions: 21 x 26 inches, edition of 7 32 x 40 inches, editi...

David Burdeny Mikhailovsky Theatre Curtain, St Petersburg, Russia,, 2014 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Price for Print only. Ask us for frami...

David Burdeny Yusupof Theatre (Czar Box), St. Petersburg, Russia 73.5 x 59 inches Edition of 5 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Price for Print only. Ask us for framing options. Dating back to 1935, The Moscow and St. Petersburg Metro was one of the USSR’s most extravagant architectural projects. Under Stalin’s direction, the Architects were directed to introduce the concept of “svet” or light and “sveltloe budushchee” or “A Bright Future”. With their polished marble walls, high vaulted ceilings, and ornate chandeliers, the Metro stations have been likened to an “artificial underground sun”.This underground paradise was to remind its riders that Stalin and his party had delivered something substantial to the people in return for their sacrifices. Burdeny has themed the series around this notion, showcasing his photographs of 20 of the metro stations and various Russian museums, palaces, and theatre interiors. The artist is also working with esteemed writer and translator Rosamund Bartlett, highly regarded in academic circles for completing the latest and perhaps best translation of Anna Karenina...