LongHouse Reserve, founded by the textile artist Jack Lenor Larsen, aims to model "living with art in all its forms." Larsen has a strong conviction that the arts are central to living wholly and creatively and the philosophy is integrated everywhere you look.
Larsen believes in three-dimensional experience/learning from being in the space. To visit this 16-acre "workshop" (house and gardens) is to see/feel a creative approach to contemporary life style and to learn about it in a "punched-up" way. The stated aim is to "awaken the senses, deepen appreciation and empower the artist within." I can testify to the impact of all three!
In his home, the art focus is on ethnographic art and handcrafts, including many of his textiles. Larsen is an acquisitive collector of beautiful things, assembled to delight the eye, lift the heart and expand the imagination. Green trees and plants and natural things born out of Nature are all about inside.
Art and nature combine magnificently on the outside, too. An example of the union is found in the "Study in Heightened Perspective" by Jack Lenor Larsen. It is a centerpiece in the Red Garden. I found it surprisingly exciting and peaceful. (When red is present, something is happening!)
The LongHouse Reserve and Sculpture Garden, a partnership between founder Larsen and the foundation, can be visited in East Hampton, NY.
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