“The title of this year’s edition of my annual solo exhibit at the West End Gallery is Chaos & Light. This will be my 21st solo outing at the West End Gallery, who has represented my work since 1995.
I chose Chaos & Light because many of us, especially in recent years, often feel as though we exist on the border between chaos and order. Much like the line separating the two sides of the yin and yang of eastern philosophy.
That is, no doubt, as it has always been throughout the history of man as we have always teetered on the precipice. But it seems even more pronounced in recent times. Chaos sometimes feels ready to overwhelm us with its darkness and uncertainty and the peril it offers.
But while the threat of chaos looms large, the opposing force of order is always close at hand. It comes in the forms of light and hope, of truth and tolerance.
In this show, chaos shows itself in the random slashing brushstrokes that make up the skies in many of my works. The landscapes beneath these chaotic skies attempt to create a sense of order using rich colors and the contrasts of light.
I believe that one of the main purposes of art is to illustrate this our existence in this world and to serve as a counterpoint to, and refuge from, the chaos that exists in this world.
I would like to say that the work in this show does just that but that is not for me to say. You have to be the judge of that.”