The Southampton Arts Center will present “Figures Transformed,” a multimedia exhibition featuring the work of artists Deborah Buck, Hal Buckner, and Strong-Cuevas. The exhibition, curated by Christina Mossaides Strassfield and sponsored by Sylvia Hemingway and Lana Jokel, will open on Saturday, July 30.
The exhibition includes painting and sculpture indoors as well as larger sculptures outside on the West Lawn. The featured work captures each artists’ interpretation of the human form. Buck uses anthropomorphic and imaginary figures to evoke an other-worldly environment, while Buckner uses the female figure to celebrate and alter the art historical canon, and Strong-Cuevas uses the figure’s head to represent the whole and explores the idea of inner consciousness and communication through space and time.
Talks, tours, films, and workshops will accompany the displayed work. On Sunday, August 7, at 5 PM, Lana Jokel will host a special film program featuring two of her films, “Hal Buckner – Art is How You See It” and “Strong-Cuevas Sculpture II – I Like to Be Awed.” Following the screenings, Buckner and Strong-Cuevas will participate in a discussion about the films and there will be a reception in the Caesar Garden.
“FIGURES TRANSFORMED” can be viewed Thursday through Monday from noon to 5 PM. Gallery admission is $5 per person and free for members and children 12 and under.