A Fresh Look at Creativity

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill is launching a new exhibition series, Parrish Perspectives, which will focus on ways of thinking about art, artists, and the creative process. The first three shows, on view from Sunday through April 26, will feature work by Robert Dash, Jules Feiffer, and Joe Zucker.

“Robert Dash: Theme and Variations” will present 11 paintings and 8 works on paper that explore a single image. The paintings and drawings were inspired by his 1972 lithograph of Sagg Main Street, a short stroll from Madoo, his home in Sagaponack for nearly 50 years.

“Jules Feiffer: Kill My Mother” will include 147 original drawings for his recently published graphic novel of the same name. Mr. Feiffer has also created a new series of drawings for the Parrish that provide evidence of a shift in style from the sketchy line drawings with which he is identified to a more cinematic style.

Nine drawings by Joe Zucker recently donated to the museum form the core of “Joe Zucker: The Life and Times of an Orb Weaver,” which will also display paintings, prints, and additional drawings, including works inspired by the artist’s extended consideration of the spider.

The museum will offer “Still-Life Painting: Spring Flowers,” a three-session workshop with Barbara Thomas, on consecutive Fridays from 4 to 6:30 p.m. starting tomorrow. Students will study the botanical construction of various flowers and plant material and then draw and paint from them using gouache or watercolor on paper. The cost is $185, $150 for members, and advance registration is required.

Getting back to Mr. Feiffer, his work will not only be on the Parrish’s walls, but he will be in its Lichtenstein Theater to discuss “Kill My Mother” with Terrie Sultan, the museum’s director, on Friday, March 20, at 6 p.m. A book signing will follow.

The book is a loving homage to the pulp-inspired films and comic strips of his youth. Mr. Feiffer has created more than 35 books, plays, and screenplays, and he has won the Pulitzer Prize, an Academy Award, multiple Obie Awards, and many more for lifetime achievement.

Tickets are $10, free for members, students, and children, and can be ordered at parrishart.org, as can Mr. Feiffer’s book for an additional $30.