The Art Scene: 07.16.15
Portella in Amagansett
“Above and Below,” a show of work by Dalton Portella, will open this evening with a reception from 6 to 9 at Sylvester & Co. at Home in Amagansett and remain on view through Sept. 30. The exhibition will include limited edition digital prints that use specialized photo editing to create dramatic vistas of sea and sky.
Mr. Portella, who dreamed of surfing in Montauk when he was growing up in Brazil in the 1970s, realized that dream after moving to New York City to work in advertising; he eventually relocated full time to the East End. Montauk’s Renaissance man is a musician and painter as well as a photographer and surfer.
Marc Dalessio at Grenning
The Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor will open a solo show today of work by Marc Dalessio, a naturalistic painter now living in Zagreb, Croatia. A reception will take place Saturday from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and the exhibition will run through Aug. 2.
After graduating from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1992, Mr. Dalessio spent eight years in Florence, Italy, developing his style and refining his technique. While he also paints portraits, he is especially drawn to landscapes, and he paints en plein air as often as possible. He has worked in Morocco, India, Italy, Shelter Island, and dozens of other far-flung locations.
Sculptural Paintings
The Peter Marcelle Project in Southampton will present a solo exhibition of recent work by Andy Moses from today through Sunday. A reception for the artist, who lives in Los Angeles, will happen Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m.
Mr. Moses’s work is grounded in the physical properties of paint, which he pushes by means of chemical reactions, viscosity interference, and gravity dispersion. Though the swirling, colorful surfaces are the result of technical processes, the paintings often reference nature. In addition, by mounting his painted Lucite sheets on concave and convex wood panels that in some cases slope away from the wall, he creates works that are simultaneously two and three-dimensional.
Brazilian Artist at Khornak
“Poetics of Residue,” a show of work by the Brazilian artist Andre Costa, will open Saturday at the Lucille Khornak Gallery in Southampton with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will be up through Aug. 1.
The author of “Art With Environmental Interface,” Mr. Costa “proposes a dialogue between art and communication, between ethics and aesthetics, between the local and the global,” according to the gallery. His colorful paintings, which often include letters, symbols, and numbers, reflect the influence of Pop.
Pamela Emil at Jermain
The John Jermain Memorial Library will present “Blink,” an exhibition of photographs by Pamela Emil, from Sunday through Aug. 31. A reception will be held on July 25 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Ms. Emil has traveled the world as a documentary photographer, and the show will feature images of people on the fringes of society as well as landscapes, street scenes, and nature, including photographs of the East End.
Photo Group in Water Mill
“Summer Waters,” an exhibition of water-themed photographs by members of the East End Photographers Group, is now on view at the Water Mill Museum and will run through Aug. 11. A reception will happen Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. Organized by Marilyn Stevenson, the show includes work by 30 photographers using traditional, digital, and alternative photographic processes.
“Summer Pleasures”
Still more photographs are on view at the Tulla Booth Gallery in Sag Harbor. “Summer Pleasures,” which will run through Aug. 2, includes work by Daniel Jones, Blair Seagram, Herb Friedman, Eric Meola, Roberto Dutesco, Stephen Wilkes, and Ms. Booth. A reception will take place Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.
Juried Show in Southampton
“East to West,” a juried exhibition of the work of 11 Long Island artists, will open at the Southampton Arts Center on Saturday, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. It will remain on view through Aug. 9.
The selected artists are Bentley Meeker, Diane Tuft, Tomas Vu, Gary Bartoloni, Charles Damga, Angie Drakapoulos, Alex Ferrone, Setha Low, Mike McLaughlin, Susan Newmark, and Immi Storrs.
Art in Agawam Park
Also in Southampton, the Southampton Artists Association will hold its annual “Art in the Park” exhibition on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Agawam Park. More than 60 artists will sell paintings, sculpture, photography, and mixed-media works.
Looking for Janeway
Carol Janeway (1913-1989), a ceramicist whose work was widely exhibited and purchased by major museums, is the subject of a monograph by Victoria Jenssen, a writer from Nova Scotia. Ms. Jenssen is trying to locate any existing examples of Janeway’s work on the East End. Among these was a ceramic fireplace surround from a Beach Hampton cottage that appeared in Ladies’ Home Journal in 1949. She can be reached by email at victoriajenssen@gmail.com.