▁and ▁rest rained , ▁eth ere al ▁and ▁brut al . ▁Domin ique ▁N ah as ▁notes ▁the ▁work ' s ▁careful ▁mix ▁of ▁deliber aten ess ▁and ▁happen st ance , ▁under st ated ▁optical ▁effects ▁and ▁sh ifting ▁figure - ground ▁relationships , ▁which ▁creates ▁a ▁" life ▁force " ▁fl uct u ating ▁between ▁tend ern ess ▁and ▁ve hem ence , ▁the atr ical ity ▁and ▁non - n arr ative ▁form . ▁ ▁P ain ting ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 8 ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁Bel court ▁began ▁to ▁make ▁more ▁concrete ▁references ▁to ▁land sc apes ▁inspired ▁by ▁stark ▁Canadian ▁coast al ▁v istas ▁and ▁w ilder ness ; ▁these ▁references ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁represent ational / abstract ▁ambigu ity ▁en abling ▁the ▁ju xt ap osition ▁of ▁more ▁concepts ▁( e . g ., ▁painter lin ess ▁and ▁Pop ▁artificial ity ) ▁and ▁feelings ▁( hum or , ▁sur re ality , ▁er otic ▁anx iety ) ▁in ▁her ▁paint ings . B air d , ▁Daniel . ▁" Open ▁House : ▁Working ▁in ▁Brook lyn ," ▁The ▁Brook lyn ▁Rail , ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁p . ▁ 1 2 – 1 3 . ▁Retrieved ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁Works ▁such ▁as ▁Sky ▁P ain ting ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁feature ▁subt ly ▁mod ulated , ▁horizontal ▁bands ▁suggesting ▁st ret ches