Irene Pijoan: Bedford Gallery. (Walnut Creek, CA).(Brief Article)

In an era when the tyranny of "signature style" has meant that an artist's production should be both consistent and readily attributable, Irene Pijoan has courageously embraced a wide range of media and modes of production. The objects and images presented in this midcareer survey of work from the past twenty years were so various that a first impression suggested a group exhibition rather than a solo show.

Sculpture and painting--on canvas, wood, linen, plaster, and stone--explored both dark, expressive figuration and vivid, delicate abstraction; figures, landscapes, ...

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