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Bigger than life: melodramas domésticos: entre o cinema de Hollywood e o olhar fotográfico de Gregory Crewdson
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O ponto de partida deste exercício comparado reside na evidente afinidade entre o
universo artístico recriado nas fotografias encenadas de Gregory Crewdson e o cinema
melodramático de Hollywood, nomeadamente no que diz respeito à representação da casa e
do ambiente doméstico norte-americano, como palco da expressão hiperbólica das emoções
mais profundas.
As diferenças práticas, teóricas e históricas entre fotografia e cinema levantam alguns
problemas de comparação que, no contexto destes objectos de estudo, reclamam uma atenção
especial sobre as teorias acerca do género melodramático nos estudos fílmicos e a sua
transposição para a fotografia de Gregory Crewdson. Embora inserida nos paradigmas da arte
contemporânea hiper-realista e confundindo-se muitas vezes com as práticas
cinematográficas, a obra cénica de Gregory Crewdson surge de uma tradição inscrita na
história da fotografia, desde os seus tempos mais remotos, para nos oferecer uma visão
peculiar da América.
A observação e a análise de algumas fotografias de Gregory Crewdson, neste contexto
comparativo, acabam por revelar a riqueza estética e cultural da sua obra e oferecer algumas
pistas para o que pode ser o ponto de partida para uma definição do melodrama
Abstract: The starting point of this comparative exercise lies on the clear affinity between the artistic universe recreated in Gregory Crewdson’s staged photographs and the melodramatic Hollywood film, particularly with regard to the representation of the house and the American domestic environment, as the stage of the hyperbolic expression of the deeper emotions. The practical, theoretical and historical differences between photography and film raise some problems of comparison which, in the context of these objects of study, require particular attention on the theories of the melodramatic genre in film studies and its transposition into the photographic work of Gregory Crewdson. Although included in the paradigms of hyper-realistic contemporary art and often confusing itself with cinematic practices, the scenic work of Gregory Crewdson comes from a tradition which is inscribed in the history of photography, since its earliest times, to offer us a peculiar vision of America. The observation and the analysis of some of Gregory Crewdson’s photographs, in this comparative context, ultimately reveal the cultural and aesthetic richness of his work and deliver some clues to what may be the starting point for a definition of contemporary melodrama.
Abstract: The starting point of this comparative exercise lies on the clear affinity between the artistic universe recreated in Gregory Crewdson’s staged photographs and the melodramatic Hollywood film, particularly with regard to the representation of the house and the American domestic environment, as the stage of the hyperbolic expression of the deeper emotions. The practical, theoretical and historical differences between photography and film raise some problems of comparison which, in the context of these objects of study, require particular attention on the theories of the melodramatic genre in film studies and its transposition into the photographic work of Gregory Crewdson. Although included in the paradigms of hyper-realistic contemporary art and often confusing itself with cinematic practices, the scenic work of Gregory Crewdson comes from a tradition which is inscribed in the history of photography, since its earliest times, to offer us a peculiar vision of America. The observation and the analysis of some of Gregory Crewdson’s photographs, in this comparative context, ultimately reveal the cultural and aesthetic richness of his work and deliver some clues to what may be the starting point for a definition of contemporary melodrama.
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Tese de mestrado, Estudos Comparatistas, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras, 2013
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Crewdson, Gregory, 1962 - Cinema - Estados Unidos da América - séc.20-21 Fotografia e cinema Melodrama - No cinema Teses de mestrado - 2013