POST 2: Gregory Crewdson

Gregory Crewdson was born in Brooklyn, New York and went to John Dewey High School.
Graduating Early he started a band called The Speedies. In the mid 1980s he studied photography at at SUNY Purchase, and recieved a Master of Fine Art. He taught at many universities including Yale.

Gregory Crewdson has a unique style of photography were he main sets his photos in small town across America and creates very dramatic and cinematic scenes. He often features disturbing or surreal images. All his photos have very high budgets and can take weeks to get the perfect shot. He was known for liking the styles used by Stephen Spielberg, and the documentary style used by William Eggleston. When creating a scene he uses incredible detail.
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Untitled (1)
'Sanctuary'
2009
Framed: 28 1/2 x 35 1/4 in. (72.4 x 89.5 cm)
Pigmented inkjet print

In this image it is looking through a doorway. The scene is empty and seems abandoned. with a lot of Gregory's photos they are left untitled they leave a lot to the imagination. when I see this image I imagine an old abandoned town were now there is dead silence.
  

http://whitecube.com/artists/gregory_crewdson/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Crewdson 

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Untitled
'Beneath the Roses'
2005
144.8 x 223.6 cm
Digital chromogenic print

In this photo you can see a house were it has been destroyed with a man just sitting in an arm chair surrounded by all the destruction. the unusual part of this picture is that there is light coming from the hole in the ground even though the room shown is on the bottom floor because you can see the front door. The whole scene seems ghostly and empty even though you can see a man in it.

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Untitled
'Beneath the Roses'
2003
144.8 x 223.6 cm
Digital chromogenic print




In this photo you can see a man digging up old buried lounge. this photo tells a vivid story. From the first few seconds of looking at it. I get the idea that this man came out in the middle of the night so no one would see him to try and find something that maybe of value to him. The same with a lot of his work they seem dark and disturbed, and the same goes with this one. it comes across dark and mysterious. 

http://youtu.be/S7CvoTtus34