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Water Vs Salt Pan Analysis

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Burtynsky’s “Water” and “Salt Pan” artwork are similar in terms of his use of color and lines. The lines in Salt Pan add to the abstractness of the artwork while the lines in Water are used to define the significance of water on the world, such as in the artwork “Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation / Scottsdale”. The coloring of the galleries are strikingly contrasting. However, they both portray similar messages about the importance of natural resources. The coloring of the “Salt Pan #21” artwork was muted and grey-toned. Meanwhile, the coloring of the Water gallery is vibrant and muted to depict the importance of water and the effects once the water is gone, such as in the artwork “Salinas #2”. The Water gallery is varied when looked

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