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Quote by Gregory Crewdson

“My pictures are about a search for a moment—a perfect moment. To me the most powerful moment in the whole process is when everything comes together and there is that perfect, beautiful, still moment. And for that instant, my life makes sense.”

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Gregory Crewdson

Gregory Crewdson is an American photographer known for his meticulously crafted, narrative-driven photographs. His work often depicts fictional, surreal scenes with a cinematic narrative style. Crewdson's photographs delve into the complexities and contradictions of middle-class American life. more

“I have always been fascinated by the poetic condition of twilight. By its transformative quality. Its power of turning the ordinary into something magical and otherworldly. My wish is for the narrative in the pictures to work within that circumstance. It is that sense of in-between-ness that interests me.”

Wish Interest Quality Conditions Circumstances Ordinary Narrative Poetic Fascinated Twilight My Wish

Author:Gregory Crewdson

“I’m interested in using the iconography of nature and the American landscape as surrogates or metaphors for psychological anxiety, fear or desire”

Art Desire Fear Nature Anxiety Photography Metaphor Psychological Landscape Surrogates Iconography American Landscape

Author:Gregory Crewdson

“Every artist has a central story to tell, and the difficulty, the impossible task, is trying to present that story in pictures”

Trying Stories Artist Impossible Tasks Difficulty

Author:Gregory Crewdson

“My pictures are about everyday life combined with theatrical effect. I want them to feel outside of time, to take something routine and make it irrational. I’m always looking for a small moment that is a revelation”

Want Feels Moments Time Effects Photography Everyday Revelations Routine Irrational Everyday Life Theatrical Moments In Time Small Moments

Author:Gregory Crewdson