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.

On view now online. 100 paintings 100 years. Sunday september 25 4pm the carpet sessions. Polly apfelbaum in conversation with connie butler chief curator at the hammer museum.

She even calls such works fallen paintings metaphorically eve s trouble in the biblical garden hangs unavoidably in the air. Animal crossing inman gallery houston texas digital link on view july 3 august 29. Exploring the intricacies of color apfelbaum weaves her way both literally and conceptually through ideas of minimalism pop aesthetics and color field painting to blur the lines. In apfelbaum s carpets color field has fallen to the floor.

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. 1955 is best known for her large scale installations and fallen paintings compositions of dyed synthetic fabrics that she places directly on the floor. Polly apfelbaum american b 1955 is primarily an installation and mixed media artist. 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.

Prints by polly apfelbaum. 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.