The Art Scene: 08.27.15
Box Art Preview
The annual Box Art auction benefiting East End Hospice will take place on Sept. 12 at the Ross School Lower Campus Field House, but would-be bidders and the just plain curious can preview the more than 80 unique artworks at Hoie Hall at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, East Hampton, Wednesday and next Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A free meet-the-artists reception will be held at that location on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. The boxes can also be previewed, and more information obtained, at eeh.org.
Gordon Stevenson at Tripoli
“Never Say Goodbye,” an exhibition of new oil paintings by Gordon Stevenson, will open today at East Hampton’s Tripoli Gallery, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. It will remain on view through Sept. 28.
The show continues Mr. Stevenson’s transformation of frames from cartoons that were important to him as a child, into large paintings. The shift in scale and medium and the freezing of specific moments refreshes familiar images. According to the artist, “If you look at a cartoon as an adult rather than as a child you have a very different viewpoint on it.”
New at Demato
The Richard Demato Gallery in Sag Harbor will open “Across a Rural Skyline,” a solo show of paintings by Andrea Kowch, with a reception Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will continue through Sept. 28.
Ms. Kowch, who lives and works in Detroit, is a realist painter who has acknowledged the importance to her work of Renaissance painting and American masters such as Wyeth and Hopper. The beauty of her meticulously rendered interiors and landscapes, populated by women who never smile or make eye contact with each other, is offset by the mysterious, almost surreal isolation of the characters.
Cuba Photos at Tulla Booth
Also in Sag Harbor, the Tulla Booth Gallery is presenting, through Sept. 30, “Cuba 1959,” an exhibition of photographs by Burt Glinn. Mr. Glinn, then a young Magnum photographer, caught the last flight to Cuba from Miami on New Year’s Day 1959, and proceeded to capture in pictures the idealism, mayhem, and excitement of the first days of the Cuban revolution, including Fidel Castro’s entrance into Havana.
Midweek Show at Ashawagh
“To Each Her Own,” a show of paintings by Barbara Bilotta and Anna Franklin, will be on view at Ashawagh Hall in Springs from Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 4. The gallery will be open daily from noon to 7 p.m., with a reception Wednesday from 4 to 7.
Ms. Bilotta considers herself an Abstract Expressionist whose patterns and organic forms reflect her love of nature. Though her work is eclectic and occasionally abstract, Ms. Franklin is primarily a landscape painter.
Abstract Garden Photos
Lawrence Fine Art in East Hampton is showing photographs from Barbara Macklowe’s “Floreale” series through Sept. 15. Using her East Hampton garden as inspiration, Ms. Macklowe creates highly abstracted images of flora and flowers. Her garden was featured in Guild Hall’s Garden as Art tour last weekend.
Realism at Grenning
Recent works by Melissa Franklin Sanchez and Ramiro, who live and paint together in Florence, Italy, will open at the Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor with a reception Saturday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and continue through Sept. 13.
Both artists are classically trained and draw from life. In his portraits, Ramiro aims for accuracy beyond the physical in order to convey the sitter’s psyche. The level of detail in Ms. Franklin Sanchez’s interiors brings to mind the domesticity of the 17th-century Dutch masters.
Pop-Up Watercolor Show
A pop-up watercolor art show and sale to benefit Peconic Land Trust will be on view at Bridge Gardens in Bridgehampton on Saturday, Sunday, and Sept. 5 and 6. The exhibition will include work by Lois Bender, the organization’s artist educator, and her students from the garden’s watercolor classes.
Garden florals, landscapes, and seascapes will be on view and for sale. Twenty percent of all proceeds will be donated to the trust. The gallery will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Refreshments will be provided.
Peter Beard Poster
Peter Beard, the renowned artist and photographer perhaps best known for his photographs of Africa, has created a commemorative poster for Paddlers for Humanity’s 10th annual Block Island Challenge, which will happen Saturday.
The 18-mile paddle over open ocean is a fund-raiser for the organization, which is “dedicated to bettering children’s lives, with an emphasis on supporting innovative and comprehensive mental health programs for kids and youth,” according to its website.
Joss Parker in Bridgehampton
Paintings by Joss Parker are on view now through Friday, Sept. 4, at the Lucille Khornak Gallery in Bridgehampton. Mr. Parker’s work, with its celebration of contemporary culture and images from cartoons, advertising, and comics, reflects the influence of Andy Warhol, Kenny Scharf, and Keith Haring, among others.