I am obsessed with this show and have already seen it three times since its opened. LOL. I think the thing that is most attractive to me is the vivid colors and the large formatted pictures. When I walked into that exhibit I was able to see something I have never seen before. Many times when we walk into galleries, maybe this is just me, but I get super cautious and super rigid because I have to respect the work and act mature and look at it in "that artistic way" but Burtynsky's photographs moved me in a way I have never felt before. I can't help but go back and look at the exhibition because overtime I go I see something new. I am able to spot a new thing he is trying to tell us, I notice a mountain in the place that I thought it was a valley. I am just thoroughly impressed and obsessed with this body of work and I can't wait for a few more weeks to go by and see how I feel about it then.
For me I just want my passion to show through my photography the way his passion literally beams through his work. I want to be able to express what I see through the photograph. I feel like so many times I get caught up in trying to recreate something, which no doubt is great. But instead of having y own voice I try so many times to create and image that has that artists' voice as well. I don't know if that makes sense but I want to capture the way I feel about a certain subject the way Burtynsky is able to in his photographs.
After seeing this show, this being my first time, I do have to say I am pretty obsessed myself. The large formatting and quality of the colors is so striking to me. Making the correlation of the oil spills and everything surrounding the severity of the water situations is pretty urgent news. We always see things on the news channels that seems so irrelevant or not concerning. Then going to a gallery and seeing a show like this reminds me of the harm and negligence of the human species is disheartening. He sets a very high standard for photographers to be persistent and passionate about things we love/stand for. His dedication and (a little bit of money haha) clearly shows! I hope to one day captivate an audience like he has to me.
ReplyDeleteMe too, even though I went one time, when I revisited other pieces I kept finding more to it. Awesome way of putting it, a tension between a photograph and a painting, because I really felt that way. haha
ReplyDeleteI was excited to see an exhibit that I could bring my husband to. It's hard to find moments where our interest intersect. But really, my motivation is to get a second look at all of Burtynsky's work. Not to your level of obsession, but the work is striking.
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