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Beneath the Roses
Best known for his elaborately choreographed, large-scale photographs, Gregory Crewdson is one of the most exciting and important artists working today. The images that comprise Crewdson’s new series, �Beneath the Roses,” take place in the homes, streets, and forests of unnamed small towns. The photographs portray emotionally charged moments of seemingly ordinary individua...more
Hardcover, 140 pages
Published
March 1st 2008
by Harry N. Abrams
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Picked this up because one of his photos was used as an illustration in a magazine (the cover photo of this book, actually) and I was really struck by the street scene. It turns out he does large, elaborate, staged shoots a la Jeff Wall - but I'm of the opinion that Jeff Wall does it slightly better, after reading this book. The comparisons with Edward Hopper are apt - light, isolation etc. - but he always manages to throw in an unneeded, teen drama event. Naked ladies, naked girls on stained ma...more
Gregory Crewdson, Beneath the Roses (Abrams, 2008)
Every working stoplight to be found in Gregory Crewdson's enchanting, fascinating photographic series Beneath the Roses is yellow. This is not coincidence. Nothing is, in Gregory Crewdson's world. It's a symbol, perhaps the least subtle to be found here, that you need to take your time looking at these monstrous photographs, which even in this massive Abrams volume are too small for you to make out every little detail; I just read an essay writte...more
Every working stoplight to be found in Gregory Crewdson's enchanting, fascinating photographic series Beneath the Roses is yellow. This is not coincidence. Nothing is, in Gregory Crewdson's world. It's a symbol, perhaps the least subtle to be found here, that you need to take your time looking at these monstrous photographs, which even in this massive Abrams volume are too small for you to make out every little detail; I just read an essay writte...more
There is a woman dressed like a librarian cliché seated on a small bed. Her expression is crushed. Look at her left hand, palm up—it appears almost paralyzed, like it’s lost its grip. A laundry basket of meticulously folded pale pink sheets sets in front of her. What’s that on the bedsheet? Blood? Whose room is this? Garish satiny underwear scattered on the floor, pots of pink nail polish bunched on the nightstand, framed prints of ballet dancers above the bed—this is a daughter’s room, of cours...more
Excellent!! The photographs, slices of small town America, are slightly surreal, and reminiscent of artist, Edward Hopper. Mr. Crewdson goes to great lengths to capture images on his large format camera. I am mesmerized by the lighting and find myself returning to the book again and again. There is no prose; none is necessary. The subject matter tells its own story, and the viewer's imagination does the rest.
If you like fine art photography, you will love "Beneath the Roses".
If you like fine art photography, you will love "Beneath the Roses".
I received this book as a Christmas gift and have been opening it almost daily. One feels the bloodlife of America pulsating through each and every elaborately staged photo. In the words of the book's collaborator, Russel Banks, it "tests the limits of realism while making no effort to disguise its artificiality."
PS: Apparently several of Crewdson works are shown at the Emily Fischer Landau Collection in Queens. I cannot wait to take the trip.
PS: Apparently several of Crewdson works are shown at the Emily Fischer Landau Collection in Queens. I cannot wait to take the trip.
Creepy photos.
Some remind me of "invasion of the body snatchers"; others more like Raymond Carver's more stripped-down stories.
Some remind me of "invasion of the body snatchers"; others more like Raymond Carver's more stripped-down stories.
Most interesting photo shoots.
Creepy and amazing!
Gregory Crewdson's photographs are intricately mapped out and with the help of interior
designers, costume people, lighting technicians, and models, he was able to create these elaborate works of art that resemble cinematography more than traditional photography.
Every image here tells a story. His subjects are illuminated in such a way that they seem to glow. Almost makes me want to get up really early and experience the foggy stillness right before sunrise.
designers, costume people, lighting technicians, and models, he was able to create these elaborate works of art that resemble cinematography more than traditional photography.
Every image here tells a story. His subjects are illuminated in such a way that they seem to glow. Almost makes me want to get up really early and experience the foggy stillness right before sunrise.
zoned out people ignoring the zoned out nude standing next to them. weird lighting. i dont think its going to inspire anyone to be a better person. i dont get it, but maybe there is nothing to get, and its all about a vibe, and it creates a certain vibe to be sure
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