Polly Apfelbaum Carpet Floor Paintings

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.

Polly apfelbaum carpet floor paintings. Instead of hanging on the wall contemporary artist polly apfelbaum s creations are displayed on the floor. Polly apfelbaum american b 1955 is primarily an installation and mixed media artist. 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. Polly apfelbaum in conversation with david pagel art critic and professor of art theory and history at claremont university.

100 paintings 100 years. 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. Sunday october 16 4pm bob nickas.

Polly apfelbaum in conversation with connie butler chief curator at the hammer museum. 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. In apfelbaum s carpets color field has fallen to the floor. 1955 is best known for her large scale installations and fallen paintings compositions of dyed synthetic fabrics that she places directly on the floor.

Prints by polly apfelbaum. Sunday september 25 4pm the carpet sessions.