In this Ovation TV original special, acclaimed photographers Albert Maysles, Sylvia Plachy, Andrew Moore and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders discuss the impact their work has on their lives and on culture as a whole.
is an American photographer who is best known for elaborately staged, surreal scenes of American homes and neighborhoods.
In this interview, acclaimed photographer, Gregory Crewdson shares with us insight into his techniques.
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LindaGriggs(Saturday 3rd of January 2009 01:11:55 PM)
He's so much like Cindy Sherman in a way....not a photographer, just using photography. They both set a stage. I love Gregory Crewdson's photos but I can't help but think she says more with less. But then again, the scale and the ambition in Crewdson are so high profile they demand a kind of attention that Sherman's don't seem to get. Well, it was Sherman's marketing choice to be "self-effacing". ha ha
MyArtSongs(Wednesday 3rd of December 2008 01:19:18 PM)
Boring .......
3589546(Wednesday 19th of November 2008 06:54:25 PM)
Old ways of thinking? Lol. I just find his work boring. All effect. Yeah, he has a good gallery. I like koons because he has very strong ideas. Crewdsons look like stills from David Lynch movies.
3589546(Wednesday 5th of November 2008 10:36:23 PM)
He spends so much time planning a photo to look real. Why doesnt he just find chance effects. Boring, wasteful fluff. He's already been dropped from the top tiers of art history. Thankfully.
he trys to make them surreal not real. when have you ever seen a scene ike his in real life?
SIXnop(Wednesday 19th of November 2008 01:00:46 PM)
Where are you getting that he's dropped off the top tiers of Art History? I mean, he IS still represented by one of the best galleries in NY, Luhring Augustine.
Some people are harping on him because he said he doesn't hold the camera... Whoopty-doo. He's an artist that uses photography, not a photographer. That's the huge difference which most people miss. Don't get cemented into old ways of thinking.
Why not take a shot at Andy Warhol? He had assistants make his art for him.
typodaemon(Friday 3rd of October 2008 10:54:32 PM)
Crewdson's work typically depicts a surreal scene with interesting lighting and layout that does not convey a distinct message. Some people like Crewdson's work enough to pay for them and as such he has made a name for himself.
His photos generally aren't bad, but most people aren't interested in carefully examining what appears to be a mediocre photo at first glance. Most people prefer photos that quickly convey a distinct message.
If any photographer would come up with it, why don't they?
typodaemon(Friday 3rd of October 2008 10:51:11 PM)
Why would any other photographer put out photos like these if they don't think they're good?
Demanding a great deal of money for a photo doesn't make it good. Getting absurd budgets for a photo don't make them good. Teaching at Yale doesn't necessarily make you good either, Yale is more concerned with prestige than competence.
BennyJBishop(Sunday 24th of August 2008 12:13:10 AM)
well, in certain terms your right! i do have a pretty loose idea of what artistic appreciation is though and i think you get more from crewdsons art if you do have an appreciation of the creation process and story telling of it, but again, your right, you really don't need to be an artsy person to like his work.
