Edward Burtynsky Exposes the Life-Cycle of Oil in a Stunning Exhibition

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Edward Burtynsky’s oil exhibition celebrates a decade of work chronicling the production, distribution, and multiple uses of this valuable energy source and much debated topic. Displaying sights of enormous refineries, aerial views of oil fields, and

AMARC #5, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tuscon, Arizona, USA, 2006 by Edward Burtynsky

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Edward Burtynsky’s oil exhibition celebrates a decade of work chronicling the production, distribution, and multiple uses of this valuable energy source and much debated topic. Displaying sights of enormous refineries, aerial views of oil fields, and landscapes of motor production, the photographs present a dramatic view of the various facets of oil. The Canadian photographer has travelled extensively across the globe collecting these sensitizing and beautiful observations.

Burtynsky captures these images with intense clarity and breathtaking depth of field.

Alberta Oil Sands #6, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2007 by Edward Burtynsky

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Burtynsky captures these images with intense clarity and breathtaking depth of field.

Through these images Burtynsky not only reveals the seldom seen side of oil production, but documents the existing effects of oil.

SOCAR Oil Fields #6, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2006 by Edward Burtynsky

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Through these images Burtynsky not only reveals the seldom seen side of oil production, but documents the existing effects of oil.

His depictions of landscapes shaped by its extraction are exhibited alongside the sprawling evidence of its manufactured produce.

Oil Fields #22, Cold Lake Production Project, Cold Lake, Alb by Edward Burtynsky

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His depictions of landscapes shaped by its extraction are exhibited alongside the sprawling evidence of its manufactured produce.

The photographs presents a modern-day “lifecycle” of the fuel that continues to shape the political and physical world.

Recycling #2, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2001 by Edward Burtynsky

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The photographs presents a modern-day “lifecycle” of the fuel that continues to shape the political and physical world.

Following on from his previous works he continues to magnify extraordinary landscapes and their multiple uses.

VW Lot #1, Houston, Texas, USA, 2004 by Edward Burtynsky

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Following on from his previous works he continues to magnify extraordinary landscapes and their multiple uses.

Oil originally opened in 2009 but has made it’s way to Nevada Museum of Art where it opens next week.

Highway #1, Intersection 105 & 110, Los Angeles, California by Edward Burtynsky

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Oil originally opened in 2009 but has made it’s way to Nevada Museum of Art where it opens next week.

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