Polly Apfelbaum Carpet Floor Paintings

Polly apfelbaum in conversation with david pagel art critic and professor of art theory and history at claremont university.

Polly apfelbaum carpet floor paintings.

Animal crossing inman gallery houston texas digital link on view july 3 august 29. 100 paintings 100 years. Instead of hanging on the wall contemporary artist polly apfelbaum s creations are displayed on the floor. In apfelbaum s carpets color field has fallen to the floor.

Mar 09 2017 opening tomorrow. Polly apfelbaum in conversation with connie butler chief curator at the hammer museum. New york based artist polly apfelbaum s work has situated itself as a hybrid of painting sculpture and installation over a career spanning 30 plus years. On view now online.

Sunday october 16 4pm bob nickas. Polly apfelbaum american b 1955 is primarily an installation and mixed media artist. She even calls such works fallen paintings metaphorically eve s trouble in the biblical garden hangs unavoidably in the air. Like painting or sculpture apfelbaum s work relies heavily on color texture and form yet her textile pieces are created from materials formed into abstract shapes to create what she has termed fallen paintings.

She is best known for what she likes to call fallen paintings whose concept transcends the boundaries between paintings sculpture and installations it seems that this is the missing link connecting these arts into one coherent group. 1955 is best known for her large scale installations and fallen paintings compositions of dyed synthetic fabrics that she places directly on the floor.