Sigmar Polke

"Untitled: 2001-06," Artificial resin on  polyester fiber, 53 3/4 x 46 inches

"An artist often identified with the willful opacity of American postmodernists like David Salle and Julian Schnabel." - Art in America on Sigmar Polke, April 1999

John Baldessari once referred to German artist Sigmar Polke as an "artist's artist," because of Polke's instigation in so many postmodern miracles of art. Said Baldessari, "Any one move can provide a career for a lesser artist." Born in 1941, Polke's visual language is full of references to the news, both current and past; popular culture; science, art history (because all art is about making art) and the malleable fable, as well as his mavericky use of materials.

h: 86.6 x w: 181.1 in acrylic on fabric, 1983 

But what about Polke's drawings? We'll take a closer look tomorrow.