Crewdson is an artist that I am not very familiar with, but I am very intrigued by the direction he is taking his work with the use of digital. Some of the pieces look like a logical extension of the film still idea.
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His work is represented at White Cube (the site is not very friendly, but there is a large sample of Crewdson’s work). Also, the work is reviewed in a Guardian article.
some info on crewdson:
http://www.luhringaugustine.com/
his new york city gallery. terribly design website.
http://www.hbo.com/sixfeetunder/img/homepage/main_img_posterart.jpg
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0810910039/ref=ase_cheesedip/002-9318215-5739206?v=glance&s=books
the new york times magazine(should be avaliable at your library)
November 10, 2002, Sunday
Portfolio; ‘Dream House’
(NYT) 666 words
Late Edition - Final , Section 6 , Page 39 , Column 1
ABSTRACT - Photographer Gregory Crewdson photographs Dream House series of celebrities in same suburban home; idea is to invert sense of celebrity and defamiliarize images in ordinary setting
March 25, 2001, Sunday
Arteurs; The Ultimate Film Still
By NELSON HANCOCK (NYT) Interview 977 words
Late Edition - Final , Section 6 , Page 51 , Column 4
ABSTRACT - Nelson Hancock interview with art photographer Gregory Crewdson, leader in movement that has abandoned realism in pursuit of cinematic fantasy; Crewdson shares tales from set of his latest shoot; photos