Edward Burtynsky’s works are included in the collections of over fifty major museums around the world, including the National Gallery of Canada, the Bibliotèque Nationale in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in California. Burtynsky travels the world observing changes in landscapes due to industrial work and manufacturing. http://www.edwardburtynsky.com If you are able to rent/view “Manufactured Landscapes”his collaboration with Jennifer Baichwal. I highly recommend it, suggested and not required.
1. View each topic/link at the Burtynsky website: http://edwardburtynsky.com/
Read his STATEMENT, BIO. Begin by viewing (edwardburtynsky.com) ABOUT->Videos. View a total of 10 videos on this page and the clips listed here as part of your 10 videos required:
1. Burtynsky 2005 Ted Prize 35:10
2. CBC Online Extra Hour Edward Burtynsky Creates an Image 2:9
3. CBC The National Edward Burtynsky On an Epic Scale 9:47
4. Manufactured Landscapes Trailer 2:02
5. The Creators Project. Making of Watermark An Immersive Look at Water 7:10
2. big think (full interview)http://bigthink.com/edwardburtynsky
How to Look at a Photograph
How to Create Amazing Images
Chronicling the Erosion of the Natural World
Finding Your Photographic Voice
Edward Burtynsky’s Series on Oil
A Good Photographer is Also a Reporter
3. Ed Burtynsky biography. http://www.ted.com/speakers/edward_burtynsky.html
If you are able to rent/view “Manufactured Landscapes”, his collaboration with Jennifer Baichwal, I highly recommend it, suggested and not required. Additional enrichment: “Watermark”, available on Netflix.
After viewing videos and seeing the photographer’s work and hearing him speak, do you see how skilled the artist is at “speaking” to his viewer using the visual language of images and symbols? The content is the message, the ‘point’ the artist wishes to get across.
Instructions: Write at least one well-written paragraph per question. Please complete this discussion by the due date found in your syllabus.
1. What are your thoughts on Burtynsky’s work? How did the work make you feel? What was an immediate response to the work? 200 words or more
2. Discuss one of Burtynsky’s projects ( Galleries on the webpage are Projects ) that made an impression, using the language of art learned in chapters 1-5. Point to at least one artwork by title, as an example. Examine the artwork carefully taking inventory of all you see. Explain how 2 art elements and 2 principles are used/or seen by describing the appearance in the photo. Demonstrate your understanding of the use of Art elements and Design principles used in Chapter 4 and 5. Discuss the art work in the Gallery and it’s relevance, power, successfulness, etc.. ( your choice ex: Breaking Ground, Quarries, Urban Mines, Ships, Oil, Three Gorges, China ) 200 words or more.
3. Discuss at least two artworks by title from two different galleries. As you view his images and their content, analyze the photographs for use of elements and principles? Explain how two art elements and two design principles is/are used or seen by describing the appearance in the two art examples. Demonstrate your understanding of the use of Art elements and Design principles used in Chapter 4 and 5. 200 words or more
You don’t need watch the videos , just a photo galleries. Paper should include 3 paragraphs but not exceed in total 550 words as I requested only 2 pages, I ll add few sentences on my own to fulfill 600 words requirement of the assignment. Let me know if you have any specific questions that you want me to clarify for you.
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