Reactions to Gregory Crewdson

The works of Gregory Crewdson display vacant and empty city/land scapes to me.

However, there is a sense of calmness and coziness to his works. The vacancy that is apparent in his works are portrayed primarily by the perspectives that drive the composition of his pieces. For example, Crewdson likes to use streets and roads that seemingly continue forever in the background. This technique gives his work a mysterious void to the piece that almost brings tenseness and ambiguity to the piece. Crewdson's work is very similar to the filming techniques of Alfred Hitchcock by making buildings, streets, trees, and other background elements enormous compared to any people that are in the image.