GiNO BELASSEN
PHOENiX | BECAUSE YES™
gino belassen
cv/statement
b. 1994. phoenix, az.
— lives/works in phoenix.
belassen’s work derives from an affinity with minimalism and abstraction, echoing a process he refers to as subtle over sound. this idea references the physically intensive layering process involved in his work, while also hinting at his internal desire to simply communicate a story, thought or feeling. deceptive in their simplicity, his paintings convey depths of meaning through playfully handwritten, oft-cryptic words, and abstract imagery scratched through a drying surface, revealing a glimpse into the chaos that lives inside. they reflect the duality of the human condition, marking moments in his personal life that only he can fully comprehend.
his works are in private collections across europe, the united states, mexico, the uk, asia, and australia.
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solo exhibitions
2023 essentials*. belhaus, phoenix
2020 the after-afterparty. framed ewe, los angeles.
2019 the after-afterparty. framed ewe, phoenix.
2016 mysterio the show. guggenheim gallery, orange.
group exhibitions
2023 bad optics. belhaus, phoenix
2021 football crazy, football mad. boston arches, london.
2019 bad neighborhood. belhaus, phoenix.
2019 tiny works v. {9} the gallery, phoenix.
2019 modernism/art palm springs. palm springs.
2019 la art show. los angeles.
2018 the other art fair. barker hangar, los angeles.
2018 skin & bone. de plume gallery, los angeles.
2017 the other art fair. old truman brewery, london.
2017 the other art fair. facility, melbourne.
education
2016 bfa graphic design. chapman university.
press
2024 phoenix magazine. studio sessions
2019 java magazine, cover of november edition.
2019 southwest style magazine.
2018 saatchi art, the visual communication of gino belassen.
2018 saatchi art, spring catalog: 9 emerging artists to buy now
the “essentials” lists on paper. [view the complete series]
AVAILABLE WORK
*PAINTINGS*
FULL CATALOGUE AVAiLABLE BY REQUEST
* iNQUiRiES TO HELLO@BELHAUS.CO *
spellbound. (dreams and nightmares), 2023.
60 x 72” | acrylic, spray paint, oil pastel on (2) hinged panels.
higher ground (underbite), 2021.
30 x 24” | acrylic, spray paint, colored pencil on panel in steel frame.
strangers still (stray), 2021.
40 x 30” | acrylic, spray paint, oil pastel, colored pencil on panel.
"essentials" lists
ON PAPER, iN STONE, AND *BiG!!!
on paper.
the original form. discover and collect the iconic, oil pastel works on paper that changed the trajectory of belassen’s art practice. these act as the drawing board, per se. the launch pad of all ideas that flow out of the studio start as these 16x12” studies.
$400/ea.
(in stone)
the (set in stone) series of “essentials” lists are made in collaboration with ceramic starboy, andrew augusta smith. all of your favorite works, but re-imagined in clay as wall-hanging sculptures and “catalogues.”
starting at $1100.
and, *big!
preview the collection of “essentials” lists on canvas, painted on drop-cloth from the floor of his former venice, ca studio. marks of overspray, paint drips, thick acrylic blemishes, and shoe prints form the underlayer of these oil pastel lists on raw canvas.
starting at $3500.
gino belassen.
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