An impressive array of landscape-scale sculpture is framed by the autumn light this season at the installation of “Uncommon Ground VI” at Bridge Gardens in Bridgehampton.
As the gardens take on new light in the turning season, the public can visit this special place and have a chance to see the art up close through Oct. 7.
Aurelio Torres’s Three Hulls IV in the foreground, with Jerelyn Hanrahan’s Big Pearl in the distance.
The exhibition is curated by Cheryl Sokolow of C Fine Art, which exhibits the work of established, international artists and has partnered for six seasons now with sculpture exhibitions at the Peconic Land Trust’s Bridge Gardens and the Southampton Arts Center.
“It’s magical. You can’t place a piece in a bad spot here, and the beauty of each pieces is just so enhanced by the backdrop that we have to work with,” said Ms. Sokolow at a Sept. 13 reception for the exhibition. “Every time I come here, the pieces look different and different things are in bloom around it. We’ve even had to move some pieces because the plants grew right through it, or the grass grows over it, but that’s kind of what makes it fun — we work around the landscape, and it becomes a composition, like with a painting.”
“Uncommon Ground VI” features the work of 11 internationally known and museum-collected artists, including Kevin Barrett, Norman Mooney, Hans Van de Bovenkamp, John Clement, Jane Manus, Jerelyn Hanrahan, Isobel Folb Sokolow, Carole Eisner, Joel Perlman, Alex Barrett, Steve Zaluski and Aurelio Torres.
Ms. Sokolow’s specialty is monumental sculpture, and she draws inspiration from her childhood in the studio of her mother, sculptor Isobe Folb Sokolow, whose monumental metal work, “Copernicus’ Midnight Sun,” is placed prominently in the garden.
“It’s from an exhibition she had in New York called “Worlds in Collision,” and it’s about the Big Bang Theory,” said Ms. Sokolow. “She worked on the Lower East Side, when it was not the kind of place that a lady from Westchester would go, and she also ended up studying in Italy every summer, not doing as much welding but working in clays and marble.”
More details about the pieces can be found at www.c-fineart.com.
The exhibition has been extended until Oct. 7. Bridge Gardens is open to the public 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with free daily admission. Find Out More.
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