| "Cirque, CIRQUE," one of the most eye-catching | | | | framework is suspended from the 100-foot ceiling of |
| artwork at the Philadelphia Convention Center, | | | | the shell of the old Reading Terminal. Shining lines of |
| created in 1995, vouches for the notorious artist Judy | | | | gold and blue aluminum, metal coils expanding and |
| Pfaff. Born in London in 1946, she moved to the US | | | | contracting like tentacles, and small shimmering |
| in her childhood. She did her BFA from Washington | | | | designs, all blend for a magnanimous effect. The |
| University in 1971 and MFA from Yale University in | | | | installation is like a world of innate wonder, enveloped |
| 1973. Judy was honored with doctoral degree from | | | | in huge steel rods, plastics, and glasses, among many |
| Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York, in 1999. As an | | | | other objects. |
| artist, 'Installation Art,' is her area of expertise since | | | | "Cirque, CIRQUE" gives you a strong feel of being on |
| last 25 years. | | | | an ocean bed, with light and life on land forming the |
| Her most iconic and important commission, "Cirque, | | | | layer far above, near the water's surface. Pfaff's |
| CIRQUE" (250' x 210' x 40'), is made from stainless | | | | work has always been full of life and meticulous, |
| steel, automobile paint, aluminum, primer, glass, | | | | artistically carrying the essence of poetry and music, |
| & cable, utilized over a huge span of 70,000 | | | | while being thoroughly logical and meaningful all along. |
| square feet. The blue and yellow shaded glass | | | | Judy stays away from visual effects, while being |
| spheres, set like jewels at the ceiling of New York's | | | | inclined towards processes, owing to her following of |
| Grand Central station, inspired and touched Judy's | | | | 'Post-Minimalism.' She believes that "Looking at |
| heart for her unique installation "Cirque, CIRQUE." | | | | anything long enough, gives it meaning it doesn't |
| Judy's installation is decorated with gold & blue | | | | deserve." With rock solid determination of executing |
| aluminum lines that twinkle, modest flourish, and metal | | | | ambitious and novel projects, Judy Pfaff leaves no |
| works. This reflects her exceptional ability to establish | | | | stone unturned to kiss success with her creativity, |
| her superb innovations and creations into wide | | | | diligence, and attention to meticulous details. |
| spaces. | | | | Along with the shining piece of Installation art, |
| Pfaff's biggest and one of the most eyeball popping | | | | "Cirque, CIRQUE," Pfaff has produced more than |
| work until date, "cirque, CIRQUE" is actually a nine | | | | forty temporary and permanent installations since |
| miles of metal tubing, spread across 700,000 square | | | | 1975. The sites of her work include the Whitney, |
| feet of space. Its Glass globes twinkle to fancy | | | | Hirshhorn, St. Louis, Denver, Albright-Knox art |
| attention. The installation as a whole imparts a feel of | | | | museums, the 60th Venice Biennale, and the 24th |
| some sci-fi adventure in space. "Cirque, CIRQUE" | | | | Sao Paulo Biennale. |