Born in Calcutta in 1951, Gerry Judah is a British artist and designer who has created settings for theatre, film, television, museums and public spaces as well as monumental sculpture installations. Judah's work is strongly theatrical, drawing upon influences from the ornate Indian architecture seen during his youth as well as the time spent as an adult as a set designer and decorator. Gerry Judah studied Foundation Art and Design at Barnet College (1970-1972) before obtaining a Double First-Class Honours degree in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, University of London (1972-1975) and Postgraduate Sculpture…
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Born in Calcutta in 1951, Gerry Judah is a British artist and designer who has created settings for theatre, film, television, museums and public spaces as well as monumental sculpture installations. Judah's work is strongly theatrical, drawing upon influences from the ornate Indian architecture seen during his youth as well as the time spent as an adult as a set designer and decorator.
Gerry Judah studied Foundation Art and Design at Barnet College (1970-1972) before obtaining a Double First-Class Honours degree in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, University of London (1972-1975) and Postgraduate Sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (1975-1977).
In the early 1980's Gerry Judah set up his studio in Shaftesbury Avenue, London. There, he began to work on creating large sculptures, which were exhibited at the Camden Arts Centre, Whitechapel Art Gallery and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, whilst simultaneously starting to build a reputation for his innovative design. Working in film, television, theatre, and museums, he created settings for prestigious organisations and individuals such as the BBC, Channel Four, British Museum, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Imperial War Museum, Millennium Dome, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bailey, Sting and Ridley Scott Associates. He has also created impressive installations at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed for Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, Jaguar, Mercedes Benz, Renault, Ford, Rolls-Royce, Honda, Toyota, Land Rover and Alfa Romeo.
In 2000, Gerry Judah was approached by the Imperial War Museum in London to create a large, critically-acclaimed reproduction (of the selection ramp in Auschwitz-Birkenau for the Holocaust Exhibition. Numerous visits to Auschwitz-Birkenau and an extensive accompanying research project led to Judah's ongoing interest in the devastations of war and the relationship between religion and conflict, which he continues to address through sculpture and painting.
Gerry Judah lives and works in London.
