All of Gregory Crewdson's great photographs in one volume - including his latest series, Beneath the Roses. In his photographs, Gregory Crewdson (born in 1962 in Brooklyn, New York) presents artfully condensed stories that essentially deal with the penetration of the mysterious into normalcy. In an image from his Twilight series (1998-2002), we see yellow school buses parked outside white wooden houses. Groups of students stand or lie around passively in different places. An idyllic scene, but only at first glance, as the image seems oddly "uncanny" in the Freudian sense. It shows something familiar yet unsettling, different, and somewhat inexplicable. What is really happening here? Crewdson goes to great lengths in dramatizing his disturbing suburban scenes, employing means more typical of Hollywood film productions. Using elaborate lighting, cranes, props, and extras, he stages his scenes, which are at the same time always an accurate portrayal of everyday life in America, with obsessive attention to detail. This publication is the first to assemble all of the artist's photographic productions in a single volume and includes his most recent, previously unpublished series Beneath the Roses.
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By Dirk Sabbe
Format:Hardcover
As I am a huge fan of Crewdson's work it's really easy for me to enjoy this book. What's really interesting to me is the fact that I am able to see the evolution in his work from - as the title implies - 1985 up to 2005.
The quality of the print and the finish of the book is outstanding.
The quality of the print and the finish of the book is outstanding.
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By Asa
Format:Hardcover
Crewdson's photographs are beautiful, full of detail and wonder. The book is a tad pricey, but then what do you expect for such mastery of visual story-telling? The range of work is great, dating from his simpler early work to much more constructed scenes more recently. I love the level of ambiguity in his work, and how each 'scene' can be interpreted in so many ways. The book pages are large enough to really enjoy the photographs, although of course I'd always like larger!
By Mrs McLean
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He absolutely loves it. This is one of his favourite photographers and was so pleased when it arrived in Australia for Christmas.
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Gregory Crewdson: 1985-2005Stephan Berg
Excellent photography, many unusual viewpoint and thought provoking work.
Well documented in the book and definately will follow his other titles.
Well documented in the book and definately will follow his other titles.
Published 6 months ago by Can't resist books!!
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Great publication
A superb collection of photographs from Gregory Crewdson's excellent body of work accompanied by three great essays giving a detailed and in-depth account of Crewdson's approach to... Read more
Published 15 months ago by HackneyBeau
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All of Crewdson
A great retrospective of this renarkable and particular photographer in a beautifully printed book. Very comprehensive, great quality. Definitely a great value for your money.
Published 16 months ago by Ricardo
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beautiful and interesting
lots of colour and detail, high resolution amazing photography plus huge amounts of writing from interviews, Crewdson's summaries of his own work and much more. Read more
Published 17 months ago by sunflowerteeth
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Stunning images
I have been a long fan of Crewdson's later work it was interesting to see how he progressed from his beginnings to get their.
Published 22 months ago by D. Morgan
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