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 free-flowing, poetic pieces of paper act as the launch pad of all ideas that flow out of the studio, while serving as personal mementos.

from 2020 on.

in stone.

the (set in stone) series of “essentials” lists are made in collaboration with ceramic starboy, andrew “augusta” smith. your favorite lists, re-imagined in clay as wall-mounted sculptures, and “catalogues” that do not open. during a time when the art world went new world, belassen and smith went old world.

from 2021-2023.

& big!!!*

voila. the collection of “essentials” lists on canvas, painted on drop-cloth from the floor of gino’s former venice, ca studio. marks of overspray, paint drips, thick acrylic blemishes, and shoe prints form the undertone of these oil pastel lists on raw canvas.

from 2023 on.

"lists" by commission.

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