THE WHITE ROOM GALLERY
A UKRAINE FUNDRAISER
To aid refugees in this war-torn country
At our new East Hampton location!
Saturday November 25th 6:30 to 8:30 PM
To aid refugees in this war-torn country
The works of 5 Ukrainian artists will be for sale: Miroslav Duzinkevych; Julia Beynenson, Sasha Odesa, Valeriy Puzik, and Alisa Kutsak. The evening will also include a musical performance by Alla Rodina (the National artist of Ukraine) and Aleksandr Bolotin (an award winning pianist). Our special guest will be a famous Ukrainian journalist Julia Gorodetskaya.
$20 donation at the door.
100% of donations and art sales will be given to the selected charities.
This first includes a portion to Universal Aid for Children, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to fulfilling medical, educational and emotional needs of refugees, orphans, orphanage graduates, and people with disabilities in Ukraine. The second organization is Ukraine Immigration Task Force, a nonprofit organization that helps Ukrainians fleeing the war to find refuge in the United States, aiding newcomers with social services, resettlement assistance, and social advocacy.
The gallery will also be exhibiting …….
COLORFUL INTERPRETATIONS
CURATORS’ QUOTE
For the premiere exhibit in our new East Hampton location we wanted to celebrate the distinct hallmark of artistry, that which makes each artist unique - their point of view, simply put how they interpret and execute that compelling and, at times, challenging inner voice. To that we wanted to add another layer – the power of color. The theory of color fascinated philosophers like Aristotle and scientists like Newton for centuries. da Vinci meditated under a purple light for inspiration. A study in the 80’s found that jail cells painted pepto bismol pink were found to alleviate aggression. And there’s a reason the backstage rooms are painted green as green is not only seen better by the human eye than any other color in the spectrum, but it is proven to reduce the heart rate.
Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky said, “Color is a power which directly influences the soul.” English painter David Hockney said, ‘I prefer living in color.” And Russian-French artist Marc Chagall said, “Color is all. When color is right, form is right. Color is everything, color is vibration like music.” Van gogh studied color theory to discern how colors worked and learned that complementary colors like red and green, yellow and purple and blue and orange intensify one another.
Years later, Warhol, understanding interpretation, intrigue and his audience, used brighter color on Marilyn’s lips and eyes to draw the viewer to those specific points of allure.
The White Room has always been a blank canvas, open to a myriad of interpretations and with this exhibit that canvas comes to life with diamond dusted femme-fatales, cafes, dancers and surfers in a style reminiscent of French impressionist Edgar Degas, Gray Gardens Soup cans telling you that it’s, ‘Time to play’ and abstracts that twist and turn alongside sculptures that do the same. Add to that spiked-heels under water and mysterious sun-glassed women in tropical paradises. But we would be remiss if we did not applaud the 31st year of The Hamptons International Film Festival with an homage to the twins from The Shining and Blockbuster who went from 9000 locations in 2004 to one in 2022 with each closing door repeating the same refrain ‘Why the hell didn’t we buy Netflix when we had the chance?’ But who knew streaming would take off just like IBM never thought anyone would want a computer in their home.
Some of the artists in the exhibit you will recognize, some are new to the gallery, emerging and established, together showcasing an engaging palette of imagery and interpretations that is nothing if not colorful.
Lina Condes (sculptures) and Gregory Goy (paintings).
3 Railroad Avenue
East Hampton, NY 11937
OPEN 12-5pm
Friday to Sunday
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