The Problem with Oil

The photos of Edward Burtynsky





Oil Refinery
Oakville, Ontario, Canada








BP Oil Spill
April 2010








The Dismantling
or Shipbreaking, Bangladesh








Alberta Oil Fields
Edward Burtynsky
Four barrels of glacier-fed spring water are used to process each barrel of oil, then are dumped, laden with carcinogens, into leaky tailings ponds so huge they can be seen from space. h2oildoc.com







Oil Field
Bakersfield, California
Number of unhealthy air quality days in 2009: 43







Socar Oil Fields
Azerbaijan









Oil Refinery
Houston, Texas







Oil Sands
after deforestation, Alberta, Canada








Crushed Oil Drums
Ontario, Canada








Oil Field
Taft, California








Dismantling the Tankers
Bangladesh








Oil Refineries
Oakville, Ontario, Canada








Oil Field
Belridge, California









Oil Field
Socar, Azerbaijan








Oil Platform
Gulf of Mexico








Oil Recycling
Bangladesh








Oil Footprint
Bangladesh








Iran-Iraq War
Image by Henri Bureau/Sygma/Corbis
www.flickr.com




Edward Burtynsky-

"These images are meant as metaphors to the dilemma of our modern existence; they search for a dialogue between attraction and repulsion, seduction and fear. We are drawn by desire - a chance at good living, yet we are consciously or unconsciously aware that the world is suffering for our success. Our dependence on nature to provide the materials for our consumption and our concern for the health of our planet sets us into an uneasy contradiction. For me, these images function as reflecting pools of our times."  www.edwardburtynsky.com



Upcoming Shows:


2011
Burtynsky: Oil, McCord Museum, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, October 7, 2011 - January 8, 2012
Edward Burtynsky: The Industrial Sublime, (touring exhibition) Shaw Gallery, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA, August 29 - November 29
Burtynsky: Oil, Ryerson University in association with the Institute for Contemporary Culture, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 9 - July 2
Burtynsky: Oil, Fotografiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden, April 21 - June 26
Burtynsky: Oil, Altana Kulturstiftung, Bad Homburg, Germany, February 3 - April 3


2012
Burtynsky: Oil, The Photographer's Gallery, London, U.K. (dates TBA)
Burtynsky: Oil, Taubman Museum, Roanoke, Virginia, USA, October 20, 2012 – January 8, 2013
Burtynsky: Oil, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada, USA, June 9 – September 23
Burtynsky: Oil, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, Winterpark, Florida, USA, February 8 - May 13
Edward Burtynsky: The Industrial Sublime, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, May 25 - September 1
Edward Burtynsky: The Industrial Sublime, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, Wyoming, USA, January 29 - May7



For Representatives/Art Galleries see www.edwardburtynsky.com




 

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Anonymous
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Re: The Problem with Oil
Reply #1 on : Sat September 24, 2011, 20:47:07

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The photographer has expressed himself perfectly, not only with his art but also with his words.