Awesome Art Exhibits Around Long Island

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Visit a Long Island art museum this Autumn to experience the beauty and creativity of various talented artists!

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One of the many great things about living on Long Island is how surrounded by art and culture we are. From the Heckscher Museum of Art to the Parrish Art Museum, and many in between, there truly are just so many museums and opportunities to immerse oneself in the beauty of art.

Not only is Long Island a wonderful place to view art but it is also a wonderful place to create it. Many of the local Long Island artists who show their work here are, or have been, inspired by the area itself and it shines through in their work. Let Long Island inspire you by visiting an art museum this Fall.

Platform: Maya Lin
The Parrish Art Museum
279 Montauk Highway, Water Mill, NY 11976
Showing until October 13, 2014

Maya Lin, well-known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is featuring her ecologically inspired works that combine art, architecture and environmental science in Water Mill at The Parrish Art Museum. Using micro and macro views of the Earth, Lin has translated that information into impressive sculptures, drawings and installations.

Still Life: 1970s Photorealism
Nassau County Museum of Art
1 Museum Drive, Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576
Showing until November 9, 2014

Photorealism is a movement that involves painters who took photography as their subject and sculptors who recreate the human form with astonishing accuracy. These works look so lifelike that you’d swear they were actual photographs. The show features artists Chuck Close, Ralph Goings, Audrey Flack, Malcolm Morley, Duane Hanson, Idelle Weber, Ben Schonzeit and more.

Claus Hoie’s Greengrocer Series: Bountiful Harvest
The Bridgehampton Museum
2368 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, NY 11932
Showing until October 10, 2014

These bold and beautiful produce inspired watercolor paintings, created by deceased Hamptonite Claus Hoie, are a colorful sight to see. Hoie enjoyed daily walks observing nature and based off of his subject you can bet that he may have spent some time at various farmers markets. Hoie also added an intellectual flair to his works by using calligraphy to add specific scientific species’ names to his pieces.

Richard Gachot’s America
The Heckscher Museum of Art
2 Prime Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743
Showing until November 23, 2014

Using items found carelessly discarded, strewn about on Long Island beaches, and hidden in the corners of dusty old attics, artist Richard Gachot has constructed witty, satirical sculptures. Many of the pieces focus on American themes and use social commentary to get an idea across. His delightful creations show just what you can accomplish with a tin can and a little bit of imagination.

Photo by Geri-Jean Blanchard via Free Images