Submitted by editor on Fri, 01/20/2023 - 11:21

Polly Shindler at #LaCriptaProjects

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polly shindler

The North American painter Polly Shindler (New Haven, Connecticut, 1977) is one of our most recent discoveries. After a brief participation in our stand at Estampa Madrid 2022 art fair, we finally presented her first solo show with us at LA CRIPTA. In her paintings, she explores inhabited spaces: interiors with furniture from different periods, fabrics with colorful patterns, floors with different textures… focusing her attention on the design of both the physical space as well as that of the painting itself. 

My interest in creating these rooms grew first from an investigation of solitude and retreat, and then to a narrower focus on composition and more formal concepts. I consider color, pattern and texture in an architectural and art historical context when creating each work. These decisions dictate the feeling and atmosphere of the space. In my work there is a fine line to be drawn between realism and design”.

Polly Shindler