pfaff and scale

Judy Pfaff, "Umidum", 2011, honeycomb cardboard, wire frame, expanded
foam, shellac, sunflowers, tree fungus, paper lanterns, approx. 128 x 162
x 36 in. Courtesy of the artist and Ameringer, McEnery, and Yohe, New
York.


Judy Pfaff, Flusso E Riflusso 1992 Steel, wire,
wood and paint 12 feet x 25 feet x 20 feet
Max Protetch Gallery, New York, NY


Judy Pfaff will have a show at the Weatherspoon Museum soon. Since I am thinking of starting a large scale drawing, her work seems very relevant to look at. Materials ooze out of Ms. Pfaff--varying in color and density. I am not sure whether her drawings are like landscapes, or have a dynamic movement in them--perhaps they are shifting. An interesting one to look at is her 2009 drawing Rosie's Bed. Her sculptures and installations are tense with momentum. Aware of space, they seem to crystallize the concept of aggressive and graceful growth in nature (and otherwise?). Each surface of her drawing, individually deserves to be called prolific.

Her studio looks amazing as well... so large. I can only imagine all the material skills she has acquired through her approximately 30 years of artistic career. I am slightly envious! Some very interesting videos of Pfaff at work can be seen on the Art 21 website.


Judy Pfaff, . . . all of the above
2007 Ameringer/Yohe Fine Art, New York, NY.

prolific hesse

It is amazing to see the work of prolific artists. I don't know what the painting above by Eva Hesse is called, or how large it is. I'll update this post once I find out. A city of marks made on this one surface. Each mark seems to be a note for a new sculpture. A city of sculptures. Here is a famous saying by Sol Lewitt to Hesse that seems to capture the prolific nature of her work.

The artist came to my mind because I overheard friends talking about this exhibition at the Hammer Museum called Eva Hesse Spectres 1960, and because her drawings were part of the On Line exhibition at MOMA. She is on the mind of many no doubt.

I love the little painting from the Spectres exhibition at the end of this post. The belly is made with a multicolored brush stroke--a whoosh. It belongs to the darker body, and becomes from the leg and merges into the arm...