Oil: Beauty and Horror in the Petrol Age

by Heather Davis (Contributor), Leila Alieva, Andreas Beitin (Editor)

From Ernst Haeckel to Wolfgang how oil has fueled the imaginations of artists and photographers Like no other raw material, oil pervades every area of our life. Oil is how we stay alive and how we get around. Beauty and Horror in the Petrol Age approaches the vast complexity of oil's place in our lives by exploring how it has inspired art and artists. Surveying the work of 250 artists from antiquity to today with 350 illustrations, this unique catalog captures the diversity of emotions that oil evokes.
Artists include : Monira Al Qadiri, Atelier Van Lieshout, Kader Attia, Bernardo Bertolucci, Margaret Bourke-White, Edward Burtynsky, the Center for Land Use Interpretation, Christo, Tony Cragg, Walter De Maria, Mark Dion, William Eggleston, Sylvie Fleury, Hans Haacke, Ernst Haeckel, Matt Kenyon, Tetsumi Kudo, Franz Nolde, Kate Orff, Alex Prager, Alain Resnais, Martha Rosler, Ed Ruscha, Shirin Sabahi, Taryn Simon, Robert Smithson, Thomas Struth, Wolfgang Tillmans and Erwin Wurm.

393 pages, Paperback

Published February 15, 2022

About the author

Heather Davis is the author of A Curse So Dark, the first book of the new Young Adult Paranormal Romance series Pioneer Falls.

Her previous books include Never Cry Werewolf and its two novella sequels, Sometimes by Moonlight and Always in Shadow. She is also the author of Wherever You Go, and the RITA Award finalist for Best Young Adult Romance, The Clearing.

Heather loves writing about strong, smart heroines and the dark heroes that challenge them. In every book you'll find suspense, a touch of humor, and tons of heartfelt romance.

She lives and writes in the Pacific Northwest, where she is obsessed with coffee, books, indie bands, and perfect chocolate chip cookies.