Bruce Cratlsey Intimate Light at Gallery Kayafas, Boston MA. 2017
Saturated with light, mysterious reflections and deep shadows, his subjects: inanimate objects, urban street scenes, portraits of friends, lovers, and strangers remind us of the potential and fragility of life. The illumination and multiple reflections in the shop window create a poetic question of reality in the image Self Reflected in Florist Shop Window, Paris, 1995. Sensual and comforting light intensifies the tenuous line between living and dying in Wings of Light (John M.), 1987. Cratsley’s images are intimate fragments of his everyday life. Their exquisite luminosity makes them unforgettable.
These 15 vintage gelatin silver photographs represent the varied and broad interests of Cratsley. The majority these images have never been published.
