Photography / Gregory Crewdson’s Beneath The Roses
As a teenager, Gregory Crewdson was part of a punk rock group called The Speedies, Park Slope rockers that hit the New York scene in the early 80s. Their hit song, Let Me Take Your Foto, proved to be prophetic for Crewdson. He is now one of the great modern photographers, who seems to picture things in his head and bring them to life. His new book, Beneath The Flowers, is an in-depth overview of the last five years of his work — which is dark, imaginative, mysterious, cinematic and always pushing the boundaries. Crewdson’s cinematic eye details loss and life-changing events in people’s lives. He is one of the few photographers out there who sets up his photoshoots like a film set, built from scratch to finish. They could be as simple as a man standing beside his car in the twilight or even a landscape portrait of a small urban American town. But Crewdson always manages to instill a sense of instability and uneasiness in you.
Tagged: New York, New York photographers, portraits
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Tom said | 27 April, 2008
I saw this show in New York recently by chance and had completely forgotten who it was by, thanks for reminding me. Really powerful stuff, I’ll definitely be heading to London to catch it again.
Gary said | 2 May, 2008
I found more of Gregory’s work here: http://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/gregory-crewdson-beneath-the-roses/
They are absolutely amazing. I love his method of utilizing the lighting to bring out the essence of the photographs.
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Gary said | 25 April, 2008
Utterly stunning. Gregory is one of the very few photographers who manages to draw me deep into his photographs; further exploring the details of them. Would love to see more of his works.