Edward Burtynsky: Oil (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783865219435)

"In 1997 I had what I refer to as my oil epiphany. It occurred to me that the vast, human-altered landscapes that I pursued and photographed for over 20 years were only made possible by the discovery of oil and the mechanical advantage of the internal combustion engine. It was then that I began the oil project. Over the next ten years I researched and photographed the largest oil fields I could find. I went on to make images of refineries, freeway interchanges, automobile plants and the scrap industry that results from the recycling of cars. Then I began to look at the culture of oil, the motor culture, where masses of people congregate around vehicles, with vehicle events as the main attraction. These images can be seen as notations by one artist contemplating the world as it is made possible through this vital energy resource and the cumulative effects of industrial evolution." --Edward Burtynsky

Author: Edward Burtynsky
ISBN-10: 3865219438
ISBN-13: 9783865219435
Publisher: Steidl
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2009
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 6.14lbs
Size: 12.00h x 15.00w x 1.25d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 01/03/2010 pg. 22