East Hampton Star
October 16, 2008
The Art Scene by Janet Goleas
Rizzie Rules At Spanierman Modern

    Paintings, collages, and works on paper by Dan Rizzie will be featured at Spanierman Modern in New York City. The exhibit opens next Thursday.

    Mr. Rizzie, whose signature style hovers between abstraction and representation, employs imagery from English botanical studies, antique books and lettering, ornamental ironwork, and all forms of graphic design to create works that are distinctly reductive yet filled with flourish at the same time.

    The artist, a resident of Sag Harbor, uses eclectic techniques to impart a sense of premature aging to his works, including layers of newspaper, wax, and dirt, and mixing coffee grounds into his paints.

    A catalog by Robert Hughes, the art critic at Time magazine and author of several acclaimed books, will be available.

    The exhibit can be seen through Nov. 15.