Sunny Belliston is constructing contemporary
landscapes. The constant building and tearing down of
neighborhoods the scraping and covering of sidewalks
and asphalt roads, the neglected billboard exposing its
history of furniture sales and county fairs make up
Belliston’s urban experience. These experiences are
recorded on the surface of her canvas.
Using the language of abstraction and formalism she is
reconstructing her personal landscape. Using the
layering and removing of paint as a stand in for the
passing of time she is able to construct environments,
tear them down, and reconstruct them in new way. On
closer inspection the viewer is able to find the
remnants of past forms and recognize a timeline or
history of the painting itself.
