The Art Scene: 08.06.15

New From Bryan Hunt

“Flyby,” an exhibition of new works by Bryan Hunt, will open tomorrow at the Drawing Room in East Hampton and run through Sept. 6. The new works, which focus on space exploration, astronomy, and celestial bodies, consist of large and small paintings, wall reliefs, and ceramic sculptures, all of which reflect the artist’s lifelong interest in matters galactic.

Throughout his four-decade career, in his “Airships,” “Waterfalls,” “Lakes,” and “Monuments” series, Mr. Hunt’s sculpture has addressed the physical elements of earth, wind, water, and our interaction with them through advances in industry, scholarship, and technology. He lives and works in Wainscott.

Hinting at the Zeitgeist

The Eric Firestone Gallery in East Hampton will open “All Killer No Filler,” a group exhibition of work by 11 artists, both emerging and established, with a reception Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. The show, which will remain on view through Sept. 6, will include a variety of artistic practices, mediums, and narratives.

Participating artists — who “hint at the zeitgeist of our time,” according to the gallery — are Shoplifter/Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir, Derrick Adams, Rosson Crow, Sylvie Fleury, Rico Gatson, Michelle Grabner, Carlos Rolon/Dzine, Miriam Schapiro, Tony Tasset, Nari Ward, and Wendy White.

Confections at Nightingale

“True Confections,” an exhibition of work by Monica Banks and Christa Maiwald, will open today with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. and remain up through Sept. 3.

Ms. Banks’s miniature porcelain figures, including people, bees, mice, birds, and teacups, depict organic forms on the threshold between life and death, or figures who are suffering. She will also exhibit porcelain cakes and cake stands-as-pedestals.

Ms. Maiwald will present works from her “Landscape Cakes” series, for which she bakes elaborate cakes that are inspired by specific land and seascapes and then photographed in nature. Slices of cake will be given to visitors. She will also show work from her hand-embroidered “Cats” series.

Yektai at Tripoli Southampton

The Tripoli Gallery in Southampton will open “Touch Thoughts,” a solo show of new work by Darius Yektai, with a reception today from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will be on view through Aug. 24.

For Mr. Yektai, who lives in Sag Harbor, each touch — a brushstroke of thick paint or a groove carved into wood — is an expression of a thought that can be premeditated or spontaneous. He not only works in different mediums but also combines them in ways that blur the boundaries between painting and sculpture. His use of materials such as oil, concrete, wood, and resin is gestural and expressive.

Art at Whaling Museum

The Sag Harbor Whaling Museum will present “East End Artists: Then and Now,” an exhibition organized by Peter Marcelle, from tomorrow through Aug. 23. The opening reception will happen tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m.

The show includes both contemporary artists and their East End predecessors, among them Linda Alpern, Peter Beard, Miriam Dougenis, Robert Gwathmey, Tracy Harris, Jimmy Ernst, Anna Jurinich, Roy Lichtenstein, Alfonso Ossorio, Louise Peabody, and Frank Wimberley. Proceeds from sales will benefit the museum’s ongoing capital campaign.

Amagansett Artists

The Amagansett Historical Association will also open an exhibition of art created by past and present residents, tomorrow at the Jackson Carriage House off Windmill Lane. An opening reception for “Amagansett Art: Across the Years” will take place tomorrow from 5 to 7 p.m.

The show, which aims to highlight the role of Amagansett in the East End art colony and to raise money for the maintenance of the association’s historical site, will include work by Nicole Bigar, Ralph Carpentier, Lucy Cookson, Kate Davis, Elliott Erwitt, Robert Harms, Janet Jennings, Vincent Longo, Pamela Morgan, Claire Nivola, and Michelle Stuart.

New at Mark Humphrey

The Mark Humphrey Gallery in Southampton will present “Covalence,” an exhibition of work by Alex Nero and Parker Calvert, from tomorrow through Aug. 20, with a reception set for Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m.

Mr. Nero’s recent work focuses on the chemistry and physical dynamics of paint within vessels of water, the striking and otherworldly results of which are captured by digital photography.

Mr. Calvert’s archival C-prints reflect his lifelong interest in photographic processes and their ability to capture light and energy in motion and transform them into abstract images of kinetic beauty.

“Nature’s End” in Sag

“Nature’s End,” an exhibition featuring three artists with different approaches to the natural world, will open Saturday at Dodds and Eder Home in Sag Harbor and remain on view through Sept. 22. A reception will be held Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m.

Gary Bartoloni uses infrared film to create images with a tonal range that makes auras around its subjects. James Johansen is also interested in the atmosphere of light, which he captures in his oil paintings of waves and seascapes. From various images taken outdoors, James Slezak creates collages in Photoshop that reflect his training as a graphic artist.

Ben Fenske at Grenning

The Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor will present a solo show of paintings by Ben Fenske from Saturday through Aug. 23, with a reception set for Saturday from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Mr. Fenske creates landscapes, portraits, interiors, and still lifes whose realism is tempered by his striking use of hot colors and his expressionistic, gestural handling of paint.

Meet Joseph Eschenberg

Next up in the “Meet the Artist” series as GeekHampton in Sag Harbor is Joseph Eschenberg, whose work will be on view at the Apple specialist store through Aug. 29. A reception and presentation by the artist will be held Friday, Aug. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m.

The series of exhibitions focuses on artists who use technology in some aspect of their work. Mr. Eschenberg’s digital photographs and mixed-media works use bright colors to lend a Pop aspect to his images of East End scenery.

Visionary Project at Borghi

The Mark Borghi Gallery in Bridgehampton will host the Visionary Art Project, a collaboration between Mia Morgan, a stylist, and Georgina Billington, a makeup-body paint artist, from today through next Thursday, with a reception happening this evening from 6 to 8.

Working with Lindsay Adler, a photographer, Ms. Morgan and Ms. Billington have created images that “expand human consciousness through visionary art inspired by shamanism, sacred geometry, fashion, and beauty,” according to the project’s website.