▁compare ▁the ▁work ' s ▁dense ▁surfaces ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁Murray ▁and ▁its ▁gest ural ▁violence ▁to ▁the ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Joan ▁Mitchell ▁and ▁Cy ▁Tw omb ly . ▁Character istic ▁works ▁by ▁Bel court ▁in ▁this ▁period ▁feature ▁element al , ▁myster ious ▁dark - ▁or ▁blood - red ▁bi omorphic ▁blob s , ▁which ▁hover ▁on ▁layer ed , ▁cre amy ▁surfaces ▁suggesting ▁flesh ▁or ▁earth ▁that ▁she ▁dist ress ed ▁with ▁sc uff s , ▁sc ars , ▁pun ct ures ▁and ▁st ains . ▁In ▁her ▁review ▁of ▁Bel court ' s ▁first ▁solo ▁show , ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁critic ▁Ro berta ▁Smith ▁notes ▁subt le ▁indic ations ▁of ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁landscape , ▁pron oun cing ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁My ▁Beautiful ▁Family ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁as ▁" pe cul iar ly ▁vulner able " ▁like ▁" a ▁painting ▁with ▁sc rap ed ▁kne es ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁of ▁Bel court ' s ▁next ▁show ▁( Peter ▁Bl um , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ), ▁AR T news ▁critic ▁Gregory ▁Volk ▁describes ▁her ▁paint ings ▁( e . g ., ▁General ▁U ps ets , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ; ▁They ' ll ▁Never ▁F org ive ▁You ▁for ▁Being ▁Pre tty , ▁ 1 9 9 6 - 7 ) ▁as ▁" pal p ably ▁human " ▁abstra ctions ▁that ▁were ▁at ▁once ▁" se aring ▁and ▁g orge ous ," ▁intens ely ▁personal