HESSE FLATOW Now Represents Sarah Blaustein

 

Known for her brightly hued, gesturally abstract compositions of acrylic and ink, Sarah Blaustein approaches her painterly practice as a meditative kind of ritual, initiated by filling a jug full of water. A conduit both for her pigments and pronouncements, water functions as a dynamic medium that the artist manipulates between sponge soaks and brush strokes, negotiating at each turn with its fluid and fugitive properties. Attuning to her canvases as if they are living, reacting entities, Blaustein maintains a sensibility to the here and now - watching, feeling, and charting her next move in the time it takes to refill her water jug. Combining a nimbleness that harmonizes with her organic markings, and a judiciousness that underscores their expressive essentiality, Blaustein meets the challenge of working with permanent materials as they stain and set, leaving little room for error.

 

Blaustein will have a solo exhibition at HESSE FLATOW, New York, NY in 2025. In September 2024, Blaustein will present a solo exhibition at Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. She is also represented by Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA.