Joseph Jurson Photographs Featured in Major Motion Picture
Century Plant, 2001, by Joseph Jurson, was used in the set for Mr. Brooks' house.
In the new feature film, Mr. Brooks, the photographs of the New York photographer Joseph Jurson are an integral part of the home of Earl Brooks (played by Academy Award winner, Kevin Costner).
Jeffrey Beecroft, the Los Angeles production designer for the film, first saw a large 42” x 42” water photograph by Joseph Jurson in the Montauk living room of Ralph and Ricky Lauren, as part of their profile in Elle Décor Magazine. After seeing that photograph, Beecroft knew he found the artwork that would reflect the style and taste for the main character of the movie, Mr. Brooks.
“Jeff has a great eye and a real sense of the dramatic. Without him, the film wouldn’t be nearly as layered,” said the film’s director Bruce Evans. “We spent a lot of time together looking through books and choosing the looks for each of the locations to really suit the characters and story.”
Quotes about "Mr. Brooks"
"The filmmaking is sleek and meticulous with well-upholstered sets...with
exquisite production values...classy."
— Kirk Honeycutt (Hollywood Reporter)
"Mr. Brooks has a home that would make the editors of Architectural Digest
tremble."
— Richard Roeper (Chicago Sun-Times)
"The production design is spectacular, especially of Brooks' suburban manse."
— Michael Sragow (The Baltimore Sun)
"...Mr. Brooks seems to have everything: a beautiful wife, a beautiful
daughter, a flourishing career, a house fit for the cover of Architectural
Digest..."
— Stephen Hunter (Washington Post)
Mr. Beecroft used ten of Jurson’s photographs throughout the sprawling, contemporary home of the successful businessman, generous philanthropist, and nature-inspired part-time potter, Mr. Brooks.
Joseph uses the traditional black and white film process to create his photographs of nature and is always pleased to learn that people who own his photographs find a powerful restorative and soothing force in their plainspoken eloquence. So, along with the fun of being a part of a Hollywood production, it was also gratifying when the actual owners of the home used for the location shoot couldn’t part with some of the photographs used in the movie and purchased them plus a number of additional Jurson photographs as part of their personal art collection.
For more information please contact one of the six representative galleries for the photographer at www.josephjurson.com/contact or contact the photographer directly at 212/223-1221 or by email at joseph@josephjurson.com.