John Pfahl
April 25, 2008 by crissycurtis
John Pfahl was born in New York on February 17, 1939. He was born in New York, New York but raised in New Jersey. He went to Syracuse University and got his under grad. in the School of Art, and his Masters in Commuications from the same University. He has had his work in several exhibitions. His waork can be found in several museums of art. One of his first major series was Altered Landscapes (1974-1978). Another body of work is the Power Places (1981-1984) he recieved some attention from envoironmentalists the said that their “view these photographs as chilling vivions because they portray the true damage being done”. Another series is Smoke (1988-1989) this series is the smoke from power plants. That is about all I have found on him.
I really like his smoke series. I love the look and feel of these photos. I do not believe that these photos were digitaly altered. The color in the smoke is amazing. I have an Aunt that lives in L.A. and her neighbor was a power plant I can remember being a child and seeing all the smoke it looks just like this. I really enjoyed his work.
