What can I say? I am on the trail of this photographer - if that is what he is now - and the more I look the less I like. I thought about this in the shower this morning, the place I always think about things, and the latest idea I have about Crewdson is that he somehow symbolizes big business America. The analogy that I am currently working on is that of George Lucas and the latest Star wars movies ( Episodes I - III) . Here you have visually stunning imagery and digital excellence with no real heart or substance. You find the imagery breath taking at first glance and then realise that there is no soul or story other than a weak attempt to stitch a story together that enables another magnificent set piece of digital cinematography to explode on the screen. In the end this becomes the only reason to watch the movie and really this is just not enough.
The same can be said for Crewdson. His images are breathtaking in their application and technique. However, once you scratch the surface you realise that there is nothing there at all. The soul has been bleached away by corporate approach to photography. perhaps the best way to look at this is that in his later works Crewdson not only had director's of photography and camera operators. It no doubt was his vision but this remoteness to the process meant that ultimately the soul is missing.
I really wonder what I will think tomorrow? It is a fascinating exercise to examine an artists ( I no longer think of Crewsdon as a photographer) and try and work out why his work does not do it for you. A Ho....now off to lectures.
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