Ophelia
Gregory Crewdson expresses meaning through iconic photographs. His surreal, cinematic images are elaborate studies on mood and uncertainty. One of his famous piece 'Ophelia', contains a woman in a white slip floating face up in a flooded room. This work is based on William Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet', as the title of this work is Ophelia, a fictional character in the play. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. The work portrays the doubtful death by drowning of Ophelia. Varieties of colours are used in the artwork and the bright lights reflects the water as black, like a black hole.
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The impression of this piece at first sight is very intensive and gives a paranormal feeling. A man is standing beside his car, in the rainy street. The man is looking down at his feet, but he doesn't seem wet from the rain. The colour scheme of this work is uses cool analogous colour schemes. The main mood of the piece is loneliness.Gregory expressed through the Middle American settings, the obsessions and desires that lurk beneath everyday lives.
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