Exhibit Dates: February 7 – March 1, 2020
Opening Reception: Friday, February 7 from 7-9pm
Del Ray Artisans presents an exciting new exhibit, Kondo vs. Chaos, featuring the work of local artists from February 7 to March 1, 2020. Meet the artists at the opening reception on Friday, February 7 from 7-9pm. Kondo vs. Chaos examines the divide between those inspired by Marie Kondo’s theory of keeping only those things that bring you joy and those who deal with chaos in their lives.
Marie Kondo’s technique has brought simplicity and order to millions of devotees. Her principles have struck a chord with those overwhelmed by “stuff.” Some artists thrive on, or at least live with, chaos. They eschew the orderly static world and value dynamism. Some painters, like the Dutch still life artists, depicted “organized chaos.” They painted carefully chaotic scenes of overcrowded tables that overflowed with platters of flowers, fowls and fruits. Picasso used chaos in his electrifying Guernica painting to show the horrors, terrors and the randomness of war.
Simplicity and chaos co-exist in the minds of many and in the world at large. This exhibit enables artists to externalize these concepts.
The Kondo vs. Chaos exhibit is at Del Ray Artisans gallery in the Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. Gallery hours are: Thursdays 12-6pm, Fridays 12-9pm, Saturdays 12-9pm, and Sundays 12-6pm. The gallery is free, open to the public, and accessible.
For more information, please visit www.DelRayArtisans.org/exhibits or contact the curators Marcia Toepfer (marcia.toepfer1@cox.net) or Taly Walsh (taly.walsh@gmail.com) or Director of Curating Brittany Gabel (Curating@DelRayArtisans.org).
Del Ray Artisans, founded in 1992, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote art for the benefit of artists and the community.
Del Ray Artisans (DRA) appreciates the continued support from the City of Alexandria, Alexandria Commission for the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts, and National Endowment for the Arts. DRA is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Short Blurb – 35 words or fewer
“Kondo vs. Chaos” (February 7 – March 1, 2020) explores ways artists visualize the world and their preference for order, disarray, or a balance of both. Reception: Friday, February 7, 7-9pm. www.DelRayArtisans.org/exhibits
Synopsis – 75 words or fewer
“Kondo vs. Chaos” (February 7 – March 1, 2020) explores the divide between those inspired by Marie Kondo’s theory of keeping only those things that bring you joy and those who deal with chaos in their lives. Others might integrate aspects of both schools of thought in their hearts and psyches. Opening Reception: Friday, February 7, 7-9pm. View exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria. Details: www.DelRayArtisans.org/exhibits
