Charlotte Park (American, 1918–2010). Untitled, c. 1955–60, gouache on paper, 22 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, N.Y. Museum Purchase, Audrey McMahon Fund. 2002.20. Ralph Gibson (American, b. 1939). Day Glo Street, 2018, from the series THEOREM, archival ink jet, 30 x 40 in. Courtesy the Artist.
Member Preview | Charlotte Park: The Life of Forms in Color & Ralph Gibson—Nature : Object
A Parrish Member Event
October 26, 11 am - 1 pm
11 AM | Reception
12 PM | Talk with artist Ralph Gibson (In the Lichtenstein Theater)
Museum Members are invited to an exhibition preview and reception celebrating the opening of Charlotte Park: The Life of Forms in Color and Ralph Gibson—Nature : Object. At 12 PM, join artist Ralph Gibson for a talk in the Lichtenstein Theater.
Advanced registration is required. Not a Parrish member? Join today →
About the Exhibitions
Charlotte Park: The Life of Forms in Color is a survey comprising of more than 70 paintings and works on paper, drawn exclusively from the 2017 gift of works to the Parrish by the James and Charlotte Brooks Foundation. Overshadowed by the attention given to the work of her husband, James Brooks, Park kept a fairly low profile over the course of her career while painting some of the strongest and most brilliantly colored canvases of her time. Color and form, often related to the living environment surrounding the studio she shared with her husband, were strong and constant forces in her work.
Ralph Gibson—Nature : Object will feature a selection of photographs by Ralph Gibson from a series based on the relationship between shapes found in nature and human constructs; positing that nature is visually evident in all genres of industrial design, and architecture is evoked in the correlation between form and ergonomic function. In this exhibition, Gibson highlights the relationship between perspective, color, and proportion. The 35mm Leica format and optical glass are an essential component of the work, and the dimensions of the frame are based on the ancient Greek “Golden Means.”
Exhibition Support
Charlotte Park: The Life of Forms in Color is made possible thanks to the generous support of the James and Charlotte Brooks Fund.
Ralph Gibson—Nature : Object is made possible, in part, thanks to the generous support of Leica Camera USA and Neda Young and Family.
The Parrish Art Museum’s programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and by the property taxpayers from the Southampton School District and the Tuckahoe Common School District.
Member Preview | Charlotte Park: The Life of Forms in Color & Ralph Gibson—Nature : Object
A Parrish Member Event
October 26, 11 am - 1 pm
11 AM | Reception
12 PM | Talk with artist Ralph Gibson (In the Lichtenstein Theater)
Museum Members are invited to an exhibition preview and reception celebrating the opening of Charlotte Park: The Life of Forms in Color and Ralph Gibson—Nature : Object. At 12 PM, join artist Ralph Gibson for a talk in the Lichtenstein Theater.
Advanced registration is required. Not a Parrish member? Join today →
About the Exhibitions
Charlotte Park: The Life of Forms in Color is a survey comprising of more than 70 paintings and works on paper, drawn exclusively from the 2017 gift of works to the Parrish by the James and Charlotte Brooks Foundation. Overshadowed by the attention given to the work of her husband, James Brooks, Park kept a fairly low profile over the course of her career while painting some of the strongest and most brilliantly colored canvases of her time. Color and form, often related to the living environment surrounding the studio she shared with her husband, were strong and constant forces in her work.
Ralph Gibson—Nature : Object will feature a selection of photographs by Ralph Gibson from a series based on the relationship between shapes found in nature and human constructs; positing that nature is visually evident in all genres of industrial design, and architecture is evoked in the correlation between form and ergonomic function. In this exhibition, Gibson highlights the relationship between perspective, color, and proportion. The 35mm Leica format and optical glass are an essential component of the work, and the dimensions of the frame are based on the ancient Greek “Golden Means.”
Exhibition Support
Charlotte Park: The Life of Forms in Color is made possible thanks to the generous support of the James and Charlotte Brooks Fund.
Ralph Gibson—Nature : Object is made possible, in part, thanks to the generous support of Leica Camera USA and Neda Young and Family.
The Parrish Art Museum’s programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and by the property taxpayers from the Southampton School District and the Tuckahoe Common School District.
