Allan Blizzard
Rex Evans Gallery
Mr. Blizzard’s subject matter is primarily the turn-of-the-century world of Cézanne and the Dreyfus case; the world immortalized by the Impressionists and Marcel Proust, presented not as an essay in sentimentality but as the foundation for works of grace and charm. The artist works in paint, a combination of patterned cloth and paint, and in small bronze figures and heads. These graceful, small bronzes share the elegance of the paintings.
They tend to be rather slight, and function perfectly as three-dimensional adjuncts to the paintings. The two paintings which do not utilize fabric are