Reconstructivism

Between 1986 and 1995, Alston's art developed towards the reconstructivist movement. Her emphasis on rigorous, yet dynamic compositions reflects her focus on the theoretical and historic ramifications of geometric art. Clear, crisp definitions and diagonal forces are basic to these paintings and wall reliefs, with every angle important in developing the tension that serves a subject. In 1995, art critic Peter Frank wrote about Alston and other artists in a group exhibition, "Study of Reconstructivism:"

"These artists exemplify the emerging movement back into -- and forward towards -- an abstraction based on lucid, angular form and planar, implicitly architectural composition. They do not simply follow in the footsteps of Malevich, Kandinsky, or Kupka. Leger and so many others of the 'rationalist' avant garde; they seek to renew the visual and metaphorical power of Constructivism through reinterpretation."