order/chaos

January 14 - February 23

As we navigate the world we often attempt to make sense of the events around us & qualify our experiences. Abstract artists Leanne Kiely & Shevy Levy use art making as their means of ordering the chaos & expressing the human condition.

West Vancouver based painter Shevy Levy adores chaos because she loves to create order. For Levy it is important to not only see the instability & disorder of chaos but to see its real power as a fundamental, creative & evolutionary force. She works with materials & processes that allow her to maintain a high level of control (e.g pastels & pencils) combined with materials & processes that refuse to be controlled (e.g poured paints). This collision between order & chaos allows for a push & pull between Levy's own intentions & what the artwork wants to become. The tension between her own desire to control every aspect of the work - combined with the excitement that comes from the potential for unexpected things to happen - places her directly at the intersection of chaos & order within her own artistic process. Levy works in layered imagery, building complexity through the unexpected visual & conceptual connections that occur when visual information accumulates & erodes. The conversation that happens when organic forms meet geometric or when light meets shadow - all create new connections & opportunities for discovery.