To help me gain an understanding on a background of Gregory Crewdson and his work, I thought it would be appropriate to follow up research so that I can gain a better understanding of his work.
Born on September 26th 1962, (62 years old), Gregory is an American photographer whom is mainly recognised for his elaborated staged scenes evident in the photographs given for this unit. Of these scenes, he has become widely known particularly for his staged American neighbourhood and homes.
The style Crewdson follows is exceptionally unique yet powerful - as mentioned earlier, he focuses in smalll, peaceful American towns which are instead dramatic, as well as usually featuring surreal and often quoted 'disturbing' events. This is a clear theme whilst looking at the pictures we were given, as the image from the Twilight selection shows a floating body, whilst In a Lonely Place shows a small town. Crewdson uses a large crew and set often confused for a film set to enhance the perfection of his images.
It is clear that Crewdson is a very successful photographer due to the large extent of photography books he has created over the years. Additionally, his success is evident across a wide spread of years - e.g. Hover in 1995, Twilight in 2003, Beneath the Roses in 2008 and In a Lonely Place in 2011. Crewdson also has a collection of photographs from 1985-2005 which reinforces the idea that his work has been continuing for decades.
Crewdson's success is also evident from the global significance of his work in exhibitions across the world. For example, his work is evident in Texas (Houston Center for Photography), Tokyo (Ginza Artspace), London (Jay Joplin, White Cube), Sweden (Kulturhuset), etc. He is also represented by the Gagosian Gallery Worldwide.
The photographer even has a film recently created called Gregory Crewdson Brief Encounters (2012) showing how his work is created and his intentions and interests.
(Taken from Wikipedia)
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