A pioneer in Europea

A pioneer in European color photography, Harry Gruyaert said recently, “I am interested in that strange magic that occurs when things come together. I look to form a connection to a place. I have to be moved by something.” With Gruyaert behind the camera, a classic car parked behind a flowering bush is a beckoning mystery, a suburban thriller. Captured from a bird’s-eye view, a street corner in Tokyo is rendered a strikingly graphic image, each colorful umbrella and car placed perfectly within the black and white stripes of the crosswalks. Though full of activity, Gruyaert’s images evoke the “loneliness of modern life or simply the serene banality of the quotidian,” writes Howard Greenberg Gallery, where Gruyaert’s first U.S. solo show opens this month. Follow the link in our bio to see more on #PDNPOTD. ⁠ ⁠ [Photo: “Crossing in the Ginza district, Tokyo, Japan, 1996.” © Harry Gruyaert, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, in collaboration with Gallery FIFTY ONE]