Albert John Belmont: My art centers on the deconstruction of a subject to critical elements – line and color – to communicate its form and emotion. Attempting to cut through the unnecessary in a painting or drawing allows me to relay the subject in a more precise way.
I began painting this way experimentally in Boston in the mid-1990s while at the Art Institute of Boston and more fully developed over the following decades in Chicago and Florida.
Since 2020, I have delved deeply into autobiographical explorations of key memories. The pieces included in this edition of Litmosphere are reflections of experience and relationship, moments and recollections. Working with the editors and my partner to explore the writing in this issue and to match the feeling of the pieces to my paintings was an exciting exercise — and says a lot about why I make art: to connect with others over our life experiences.
Today I live and work in a quiet area of northern New New Hampshire, where I continue to advance this approach — discovering the minimal and essential information in my subjects, focusing on color decisions and which lines are necessary to portray the way I experience a moment, topic, or subject.
Online: abelmont.com
