After listening to Edward Burtynsk’y speak about his work, I felt moved by his passion to improve the environment. In his speeches and interviews his words carefully detail the tragic stories we observe in his photograph. He never verbally tells his viewers what to think or feel about what they are seeing, but his images declare facts. There is no mistaking that when you look at any of Burtynsky’s photos, that we are in a serious epidemic. He brings to light some of the worlds hidden secrets and tells the story of the true cost of our greed. Upon observing some of the heart-wrenching photos, I had many emotions going through me. My immediate response was sadness. I felt unhappy since I love our planet and all the inhabitants in it.
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The element of space is used to show an aerial view of how small we are compared to the sea, yet we still have the largest negative impact on the ocean out of every other species. I can also see the use of wavy lines of oil leaking into the ocean and can imagine the oily and gross texture it would have if we touched it. The waves also suggest the principle of movement by the way they have their own unique wavy pattern scattering across the ocean. The emphasis of this photo is on the ship with its small burst of yellow. Though the ship is tiny, it is destroying everything around it. Manufacturing #17 is a excellent visual of what it takes for mass consumerism to be successful. The colors in this photo were not pleasing to my eyes. Consequently. having two primary colors and a theoretical color being meshed together gave me feelings of chaos. The employees are shown in long lines showing uniformity and strictness. The further back we look the smaller the workers are creating the impression of deep expansive space. An art principle I noticed was the emphasis on the red containers full of the silent victims of consumerism. Moreover, red containers stand out because of its contrasts with blue and doesn’t mesh well with pink. I can also see the use of the art principle of unity of the overall use of pink worn by the workers. Over all Burtynsk’y photographs broke my heart, but inspired me to implement changes in my own
The element of space is used to show an aerial view of how small we are compared to the sea, yet we still have the largest negative impact on the ocean out of every other species. I can also see the use of wavy lines of oil leaking into the ocean and can imagine the oily and gross texture it would have if we touched it. The waves also suggest the principle of movement by the way they have their own unique wavy pattern scattering across the ocean. The emphasis of this photo is on the ship with its small burst of yellow. Though the ship is tiny, it is destroying everything around it. Manufacturing #17 is a excellent visual of what it takes for mass consumerism to be successful. The colors in this photo were not pleasing to my eyes. Consequently. having two primary colors and a theoretical color being meshed together gave me feelings of chaos. The employees are shown in long lines showing uniformity and strictness. The further back we look the smaller the workers are creating the impression of deep expansive space. An art principle I noticed was the emphasis on the red containers full of the silent victims of consumerism. Moreover, red containers stand out because of its contrasts with blue and doesn’t mesh well with pink. I can also see the use of the art principle of unity of the overall use of pink worn by the workers. Over all Burtynsk’y photographs broke my heart, but inspired me to implement changes in my own