Judy Pfaff in “Romance”
I really liked Judy’s artwork, and I thought it was super interesting how she was originally a painter, but found a love for sculpture and mostly pursues that medium now. When she came to America from London, she was very “unruly” and explained how she hated school. She went on to explain how at Yale, her teacher realized that she had an eye for material and thought that sculpture would work better for the ways she is put together. Relating this to our class and me personally, I agree with Judy that sculpture is a longer creative process, and I really enjoy leaving my work and coming back to it over the span of several weeks or even months. I relate to her in this way because I tend to always want to finish what I am working on in one sitting, but with art and artistic processes, I think this can be disastrous. Lastly, another thing I appreciated in Judy’s work was her use of natural objects, like tree roots. Overall, I not only find her work visually appealing, but I am more drawn to the fact that Judy has figured out what kind of person she is and reflects that through the processes and techniques she uses in her artwork.