Polly apfelbaum biography of barack
Polly apfelbaum biography of barack
Polly apfelbaum.
Polly Apfelbaum
American visual artist (born 1955)
Polly E. Apfelbaum (born July 4, 1955) is an American contemporary visual artist, who is primarily known for her colorful drawings, sculptures, and fabric floor pieces, which she refers to as "fallen paintings".[1] She has lived in New York City, New York since 1978.[1]
Biography
Polly Apfelbaum was born in 1955 in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.[1]
In 1978, Apfelbaum received her BFA degree from the Tyler School of Art in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.[1] She also received training from SUNY Purchase College in New York.[1]
She has been showing her work consistently in the United States and internationally since her first one-person show in 1986.
Apfelbaum came to prominence in the 1990s and is best known for what the artist refers to as her "fallen paintings."[1] These large-scale, 'anti-monumental', horizontal installations consist of hundreds