(L- R)Gabrielle and Allois, Christophe Choo, at BG Gallery booth, LA Art Show 2019 Allois works: “Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds”, “You can’t Vandalize My Soul”, “Sir Gustav VII”
Hollywood actress Alexis Kiley and Allois at bG Gallery booth, LA Art Show 2019 Allois works: “The Theater of Earth”, “You can’t Vandalize My Soul”, “Sir Gustav VII”
Alluring Artist Allois Beguiles at By Barbara Burke
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ne of LA’s most successful, sizzling, sensational surrealists, Allois, beguiled attendees at the 2019 LA Art Show in late January when she revealed her new, intriguing portrait series, Allois Noir, featuring “Maddy,” a coy creation celebrating the powers and mysteries of femininity. The pensive, yet playful piece invites intimacy, mystically mesmerizing viewers. Yet, as with many of Allois’ works, the subject holds something back. She fancifully flirts and flaunts, but does not reveal all - indeed any - of the cards she is playing. She’s holding some aces and collectors are off to the races trying to decipher delicious details in the intricate details of the painting as they seek to go along in the subject’s enchanting journey. “You cannot vandalize my soul,” The allegorical, accompanying annotation for the painting states. 46 • HOLLYWOOD MONTHLY
“My name is Franscesca. I am a master of perfection. I am not quite human, but most humans cannot tell the difference and they either hate me dearly (those are called ladies) or worship me (those, of course, are men).” The race is on. All bets are off. What does the nuanced narrative mean? Ask those who try to interpret Allois’ works as they seek to untangle and interpret the magical, mythical message. Allois’ subjects enthusiastically embrace the ethereal. They entice, enthrall and excite. They both consciously and subliminally evoke emotions. Many of Allois’ works are sold to loyal clientele who faithfully await and anticipate as she prolifically paints. Collector Christopher Choo shared with Hollywood Weekly why he and his wife stretch beyond their usual artistic aesthetics to collect Allois’ works. They simply cannot wait to see her newest creations.
“My wife and I collect Old Masters from the Eighteenth Century,’ Choo said. “However, we love Allois’ art and find it captivating.” Art show attendee, Karen Bystedt, heartily agreed. “I find that Allois’ art is a bridge between the past and present,” She said. “I’m a lover of Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century art and crowns and I love her use of oil.” A tantalizing teaser – Bystedt confided that she and Allois will soon collaborate on The Lost Warhols – look for more news about this exciting project soon. “The characters that Allois brings out can relate to all of my inner emotions,” Collette Byrne said. “I feel like she is expressing me . . . I think that she is amazing.” Clare Grant also shared her excitement about Allois’ emotive and evocative works. “My husband and I feel in love with Allois,” She said. “Her pieces have an ethereal quality that mix a