Last Saturday evening during a busy and eventful Hamptons weekend,Β the Southampton Arts Center held a party and at that time art lovers came to celebrate and toast three beloved local artists – Deborah Buck, Hal Buckner, and Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas – with the opening of their latest exhibition, Figures Transformed.Β
Jean Shafiroff, Simone Levinson, Elyn Kronemeyer
SAC Founding Co-Chair,Β Simone Levinson, told the crowdedΒ room, “Our mission has always been to build a community for the talented artists and art enthusiasts of New York’s East End. As I look around and see all of you here, it is a testamentΒ to what we do year-round. Thank you to our artists for inspiring us and to all of you for being part of our community. We’re very excited to have this exhibition as the perfect backdrop for our upcomingΒ 2022 SummerFest! Before we’ve even sent out the invitations, we’ve raised over $500,000 and sold over 400 tickets! THAT is community.”
If you are interested in checking this exhibit for yourself, it is available until September 24, the multimedia exhibition displays works that use the figure as central imagery. Deborah Buck uses anthropomorphic and imaginary figures to create an other-worldly environment that beckons us to partake in a world beyond ours.
Hal Buckner utilizes the female figure to empower, celebrate, and alter the art historical canon. Strong-Cuevas focuses on the figureβs head as a representation of the whole, exploring inner consciousness, outer space and communication through space and time. The show is curated byΒ Christina Mossaides StrassfieldΒ and sponsored byΒ Sylvia HemingwayΒ andΒ Lana Jokel.
On September 1stΒ the Southampton Arts Center will have their SummerFest eventΒ and at that time they will be honoring Helena and Rob Vahradian.
