Drought and the illusion of water is a photograph by Jeff Burgess which was uploaded on September 9th, 2014.
Drought and the illusion of water
Lakes are dying up in California; the Midwest aquifer has been radically reduced. Crops wither and die on the vine and new wells drilled in response... more
by Jeff Burgess
Title
Drought and the illusion of water
Artist
Jeff Burgess
Medium
Photograph - Fusion Photography
Description
Lakes are dying up in California; the Midwest aquifer has been radically reduced. Crops wither and die on the vine and new wells drilled in response to the problem with surface water are reducing the underground water table and threatening to become salted . The earth is changing. Climate is changing. To what extent man is contributing to this change remains unclear, but the science suggests that a warming of the earth is clearly occurring because of the amount of C02 that continues to be pushed into the atmosphere. With warming of the poles there is a defrosting of the permafrost and release of methane, which has an even greater potential for atmospheric warming. Weather has and will continue to change in response to the heating of our atmosphere. Areas will become desert that were once fertile lands. This work is meant to draw attention to the problem of climate and climate change.
Uploaded
September 9th, 2014
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Comments (24)
Jolanta Anna Karolska
I am deeply intrigued and fascinated by the expressiveness in this work, Jeff..this is superb! f.v tw
Jeff Burgess replied:
Thanks so much Jolanta. This work has resonated with many...for which I am grateful.
GEORGIA SHERON
Most imaginative Jeff. Great idea for a "landscape". I think Georgia O'Keeffe would have appreciated this image. The parts that made this so unique are the raven, skull and waterscape box in the wonderful play of subtle desert coloring. Excellent job in drawing in the sky, drought cracked soil field and mountains. Very stunning composition of skull with terrific horns. Kudos, cheers, georgia
Gun Legler
Beautiful image with a strong message to us! fv
Jeff Burgess replied:
Yes, I hope others get it. The work was recently sold at a show I was in. Thanks.
Charles Munn
Your work is so brilliantly creative I'm tweeting this piece, and one other, to my 68,000 twitter followers, many of whom seem to love all of the arts..
Lois Bryan
A riveting work of art, Jeff ... with a clear and strong message. Very dramatic ... very thought-provoking. And very beautiful. l/f and teeted
Jeff Burgess replied:
Thanks so much Lois for revisiting my work and commenting, liking, and favoring. Oh, and the tweet.....cool.
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