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Bruce Checefsky
(b.1957; resides Cleveland, OH)
Prunus Armeniaca, 2008
Dianthus Alpinus (Joan’s Blood), 2008
Tropaeolum (Nasturtium), Ipomea #2, 2008
Bruce Checefsky received his BS from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is the writer and director of the short film Pharmacy, and his work has been published in the books Bruce Checefsky & Kiril Prashkov: Bugs/Eating and Reading; Bruce Checefsky; The Language of Place; Bruce Checefsky: The Nerve of the Present; Bruce Checefsky: Maszyna Wyobrazni; and Road Show. His recent solo exhibitions have taken place at Shaheen Modern and Contemporary Art, Cleveland, Ohio; Institute of Contemporary Art, Sofia, Bulgaria; Galerie Tolgyfa, Budapest; Kuns und Kunstgewerbeverein, Pforzheim, Germany; and Academie de Art, Bucahrest, Romania.
PAST PORTFOLIO
Theoretical Photographs, 2001 - 2002
Theoretical Photographs, 2001 - 2002
Theoretical Photographs, 2001 - 2002
Checefsky’s large, black-and-white photograms create densely layered patterns from small items like bugs and toy soldiers. The photogram process consists of putting objects on light sensitive paper so that, after being exposed to light, the area they covered remains the color of the paper, a sort of white silohette. Using multiple exposures, varying the direction and amount of light, Checefsky creates a beguiling sense of depth. The items’ outlines are individually identifiable from close-up, but from a few steps back the shifting tonalities of overlapping shadows blend into a richly complex abstract plane.