Meet and Greet With Carmen D’Apollonio

Join us for a glass of Prosecco and a meet and greet with local artist Carmen D’Apollonio at Friedman Benda albertz benda Los Angeles. This setting debuts recent work by the local artist, who has secured international recognition for her evocative sculptural lighting that uniquely investigates the spectrum of abstraction to figuration in clay and bronze.

Through her intuitive, self-taught approach, each piece is personified with its own stand-alone narrative as Carmen D’Apollonio allows her creations to take on a life of their own. Emphasizing her recent experiments with gesture and materiality, D’Apollonio’s joy in the making process is instantly apparent. “I approach ceramics with no boundaries. I push myself to break the rules of how clay regularly behaves. I like to believe that my sculptures portray an unspoken poetry,” states D’Apollonio.

The body of work on view—as well as the exhibition’s cheeky title Hallo It’s Me Again—speaks to the artist’s keen sense of humor and levity that defines her practice. Blending diverse influences from the modern art history canon, D’Apollonio’s work includes references ranging from ancient Greek and Roman statuary to 20th century British potters and Modernist painters. Constantly pursuing new variations within her immediately identifiable surrealist aesthetic, D’Apollonio communicates personal observations on everyday life with spontaneity and relentless energy.

Ride share encouraged. Please email marmont@albertzbenda.com for parking information