Reviews

Sag Harbor Express
March 20, 2008

East End Light at Spanierman

Spanierman Gallery (68 Newtown Lane, East Hampton) is currently featuring "Light of Spring," a show of works by 11 contemporary painters inspired by the special light of Long Island's East End. Curated by Arlene Bujese, the show runs through April 21. An artists reception will be held Saturday, March 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. Some of the artists use landscapes and flowers as their vehicles of expression, while others give little attention to natural forms, focusing primarily on light. Several artist portray explicit imagery, but their images are imaginative rather than literal translations. The artists' various ways of "seeing" complement each other, capturing each of their unique feelings and responses to their subjects and experiences.

Artists include Shari Abramson, Roy Nicholson, Cornelia Foss, Jane Wilson, Frank Wimberly, Pamela Sztybel, Deborah Black, Priscilla Bowden, Ty Stroudburg, Gerson Leiber, Robert Dash.

While each work in the exhibition reflects an individualistic point of view, common threads of thought regarding spring light and its distictive qualities on the East End are carried among them, creating an all-encompassing multi-leveled experience for the viewer that bridges the boundaries of meditative, sensuous, and philosophical awareness.