Apples and Oranges
Judy Pfaff
American, born England, 1946
Details
Title
Apples and Oranges
Artist/Maker
Judy Pfaff (American, born England, 1946)
Date
1986
Medium
Plastic laminates, painted steel, and wood
Dimensions
113 x 142 x 72 inches
Credit
Purchase with 20th-Century Art Acquisition Fund
Accession #
1989.47
Location
Currently not on view
Judy Pfaff’s monumental installation Apples and Oranges is a three-dimensional, abstract version of still-life painting. The colorful discs and hemispheres, suggestive of fruit bowls, seem to explode off the wall in defiance of gravity—and in wry reference to the spatial explorations of Paul Cézanne and the Cubists. Pfaff’s use of industrial materials, Day-Glo colors, and advertising signs reflects her interest in the vitality of everyday experiences and in Pop art.
Image Copyright
© Judy Pfaff/VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York