The Book of Greg

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greg o ry crew dson


Contents

Greg. introduction timeline /// zeitgeist subject matter technical process style works sources colophon


THI S I S GREG.

hi greg.


introduction Things to know about Greg. /// Greg was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1962. /// Introduced to photography at the age of 10. /// At age 16 he played in a band called the Speedies, whose first single was titled “Let Me Take Your Foto.� /// In 1985, he received a BA from the State University of New YorkPurchase College, where he studied photography with Jan Groover and Laurie Simmons. /// He graduated with an MFA in photography from Yale University in 1988. /// After completing his MFA, Crewdson began working on the first of his many lengthy photographic series, Natural Wonder, depicting highly constructed scenes showing the grotesque narratives of paranoia, lust, and fantasy that are played out in suburbia.

intr oduc tion


timeline /// zeitgeist 1968

MLK Assassination

1968

Mission to space

1989

Fall of Berlin Wall

1991 Rodney King, police

1993

brutality

1985

1962

BA, SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY

Born in Brooklyn, NY

Recipient, Aaron Siskind Fellowship

1988 1 9 6 9 Woodstock Festival

MFA, Yale School of Art, Yale University, New Haven, CT

1991

1992

1992

Recipient, Visual Artists Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts

World Trade Center car bombing

1993 Recipient, Skowhegan

LA Riots

Medal for Photography, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, NY

1993

Instructed at Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY; Cooper Union, New York, NY; Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY


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subject matter Suburbia always seemed like a strange place for Crewdson, since the fact that Crewdson grew up in Brooklyn. Suburban settings is where most of Crewdsons staged photographs took place. It always seemed to make the perfect narratives for his bizarre concepts. In the 90’s, Crewdsons work matured. His works during this time was Natural Wonder, Twilight, Dream House, and Beneath the Roses. He built photo sets and even started to experiment with nature sculptures. To achieve such eloborate cinematic stages, Crewdson worked with a 35-person crew. In Crewdsons recent works such as his collection “Sanctuary”(2009) and his newest series “Cathedral Of The Pines” (2014). Both focus on a whole new suject matter. Sanctuary focused on old architecture in Rome. Cathedral Of The Pines takes setting in a forest but yet still has people as the subject matter.


Technical Process Crewdson shoots with a Hasselblad Sinar 8x10 camera. He’s best known for staging scene photography using special effects. He considers and utilizes light and color in all of his photos. His photographs are all beautifully composed and tell the audience a story. Crewdson makes 10 editions of eached composed image. Each image ends up selling for $80,000 to $100,000 per print.

style Gregory Crewdson works within a photographic tradition that combines the documentary style of William Eggleston and Walker Evans with the dream-like vision of filmmakers such as Stephen Spielberg and David Lynch.


Ophelia 2001 48 x 60 in. (121.92 x 152.4 cm) Digital C-print


Bedroom tree ‘Twilight’ 2001–2002 119.1 x 149.2 cm. (46.9 x 58.7 in.) Digital Chromogenic Print, mntd


The Madison ‘Beneath the Roses’ 2007 58 1/2 x 89 1/2 in. (148.6 x 227.3 cm) (framed) Archival pigment print


Boy With Hand In Drain 2001-2002 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm) Digital C-print


Beckoning Bus Driver 2001-2002 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm) Digital C-print


Ray Of Light 2001 53 3/4 x 65 3/4 x 1 in. (136.5 x 167 x 2.5 cm) (framed) Digital C-print


Empty House 2001-2002 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm) Digital C-print


Untitled (Garden) 1998 127 x 152.4 cm. (50 x 60 in.) Chromogenic Print


Flower Beanstalk 2001 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm) Digital C-print


Butterflies And Shed 2001-2002 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm) Digital C-print


Twin Beds ‘Beneath the Roses’ 2007 58 1/2 × 89 1/2 in 148.6 × 227.3 cm Archival pigment print


Nude Women In Trailer ‘Beneath the Roses’ 2004 144.8 x 223.6 cm Digital chromogenic print


Woman Stain 2001 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm) Digital C-print


Penitent Girl 2001-2002 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm) Digital C-print


Dylan On The Floor 2001-2002 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm) Digital C-print


Beer Dreams 1998 127.5 x 153.2 cm. (50.2 x 60.3 in.) Chromogenic Print


Birth ‘Beneath the Roses’ 2007 Framed: 58 1/2 x 89 1/2 in. (148.6 x 227.3 cm) Archival pigment print


Brief Encounter ‘Beneath the Roses’ 2006 Framed: 58 1/2 x 89 1/2 in. (148.6 x 227.3 cm) Archival pigment print


Boy Under A Bridge ‘Beneath the Roses’ 2006 Framed: 58 1/2 x 89 1/2 in. (148.6 x 227.3 cm) Archival pigment print


The Haircut ‘Cathedral of the Pines’ 2014 37 1/2 × 50 inches (95.3 × 127 cm) digital pigment print


sOURCES Crewdson, Gregory, and A. O. Scott. Sanctuary. New York: Abrams, 2010. Print. Crewdson, Gregory. Twilight. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002. Print. "Gregory Crewdson - Gagosian Gallery." Gregory Crewdson - Gagosian Gallery. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. "Gregory Crewdson." Artist. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. "Gregory Crewdson Catalogue." Gregory Crewdson Catalogue. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. "Guggenheim." Arts Curriculum. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2016.


colophon

This edition of Book of Greg was done for beginning photography class and tributed to the elite group of designers, Huy Dem Boyz. J$ made this dope book to convey his sense of design and express his style. Book of Greg, created in Lincoln, NE. This book was produced using InDesign with help from Photoshop and Illustrator. The typefaces that were used: Bebas /// Helvetica. Color Scheme: white, black, yellow, dark grey, light grey. Font sizes: 10, 12, 14, 45, 50, 150, 215.


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