Beneath the Roses
Gregory Crewdson's BENEATH THE ROSES reveals his elaborately choreographed, large-scale photographs which blur the line between cinema and photography.
His new pictures take place, often at dusk, in unnamed American towns, streets, and homes, showing subjects caught in transition and laced with ambiguity. A woman sits on her bed having dragged a rose bush through her house, a man in a forest is digging up suitcases, and a little boy stares up at a bridge as his friends vanish in the mist. The effect is both mesmerising and unsettling as a heady cocktail of anxiety and intrigue is created.
Crewdson's talent lies in making the immediately epic become painstakingly intricate. He encourages readers to look around corners and peer into windows, even if they are somewhat worried about what they might find. Included towards the end of the book are production stills, lighting charts, sketches, and architectural plans that provide an insight into the man behind the pictures and raise appreciation for the creative exertion the shoots require. There's also essay by acclaimed fiction writer Russell Banks who has much more room to articulate the genius of Crewdson's work than we do here.
Format: Book
Motivation: Improves creativity by osmosis
Keywords: America, Published Art
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