{"id":9012,"date":"2018-04-26T18:20:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T01:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9012"},"modified":"2018-04-26T11:24:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T18:24:21","slug":"sherri-belassen-at-elizabeth-gordon-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9012","title":{"rendered":"Sherri Belassen at Elizabeth Gordon Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Painting by Sherri Belassen, on view at Elizabeth Gordon Gallery.<\/p><\/div>\n

A new solo show for artist Sherri Belassen<\/a> opens on\u00a0<\/span>Saturday, April 28 at Elizabeth Gordon Gallery<\/a>, with an opening reception from 6-9 p.m.\u00a0 The show remains on view through May 28.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking inspiration form her heroes\u2014Henri Matisse, Milton Avery, Mark Rothko and Helen Frankenthaler\u2014 Belassen explores and celebrates color, form and line. The artist allows her instinctual harmony to guide her work. Her latest works were generated from deep within her subconscious. After completing her large scale abstractions of geometric grids the paintings unleashed a memory of the artist\u2019s childhood: \u201cI used to fly a lot with my dad in his private plane when I was a little girl,\u201d Belassen says. \u201cI grew up in the Midwest, and I\u2019d see blocks of color and shapes below. It would get bumpy in the little four-seater so my dad would say, \u2018Look at the horizon- it will balance you.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Gordon Gallery is located at\u00a0<\/span>15 W. Gutierrez St. in Santa Barbara. For more information, call\u00a0<\/span>805\/963-1157, or visit\u00a0<\/span>elizabethgordongallery.com.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/p>\n

Originally published in Santa Barbara Seasons<\/em><\/a> on April 25, 2018.<\/p>\n

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