Crewdson mentions in In a Lonely Place, the work of Edward Hopper, with whom I feel the same kinship with as I do with Crewdson himself. Crewdson enlightens us on how Hopper's narratives are told “in a single picture,” depicting “impregnated moments: the images seem to pose a question—and that question remains unresolved”. Hopper’s “still vignettes seem eternally suspended in an instant between “before” and “after.” It is this same kind of moment that I want to capture, where the viewer is witnessing an in-between moment that leaves one questioning what may have just happened or what might happen next.
The parallels between Crewdson’s work and Hopper’s are striking. Both use narratives which are suggested rather than simply shown. They often
The parallels between Crewdson’s work and Hopper’s are striking. Both use narratives which are suggested rather than simply shown. They often