Lizzie Alba - Lot 106

Lizzie Alba Tictac, 2022 Oil pastels and acrylic on canvas signed lower right 120 x 80 cm Comment: The painting depicts an intriguing scene featuring a blue panther, a vulture and vanities. The blue panther's mysterious, exotic appearance symbolizes inner strength. The juxtaposition of vulture and panther creates an interesting contrast, the latter being a symbol of death and decay. In short, this painting invites us to reflect on the dualities of nature and the cycles of life and death. The vanities reinforce this questioning, and call into question the relentless pursuit of earthly pleasures. This painting reflects the artist's anguish over the passage of time. The fleur-de-lys, a recurring element in his work, is another element that contrasts the painting in its theme of life and death, as it associates it with purity of spirit and timeless beauty.