Collection: "Playing Dice with the Universe" Doug Edwards Solo Exhibition

KALEID Gallery is proud to present:

Playing Dice with the Universe
Doug Edwards solo exhibition

The physicist Niels Bohr embraced the theory that the action of atoms was not determined by a set of defined rules, but rather was influenced by the simple act of being observed. Albert Einstein disagreed that the universe could be so random. He famously replied, “God does not play dice.”

As evidenced by the work on display here, I’m more with Bohr. Each time I start a new work, I bring to it an open mind and no preconceived notion of where the finished piece will end up. I make stray marks and then react to them, striving to find balance while allowing my subconscious mind to dredge up imagery from my past or incorporating that which I see before me.

There is no plan.

There is no set of rules.

There is, however, meaning.

That meaning evolves with the work and is often intensely personal. Sometimes a theme develops as the imagery progresses, whether it’s a reference to literature (“Fear and Trembling,” Genesis, “Moby Dick,”) or an observation about politics and society (surveillance capitalism, decaying democracy), but often the combination of elements has context only within my lived experience.

My hope is that you, the viewer, will connect to the work at an emotional level, if not at a rational one. Don’t worry about what it signifies or what statement it makes. Just observe and, by doing so, alter the state of your own consciousness, if not the universe. ~Doug Edwards

Doug Edwards Biography
Doug Edwards came to art after a career in communications that included positions at the San Jose Mercury News, as Novosibirsk correspondent for the public radio program Marketplace, and as Google’s first director of brand management. He is the author of a book about that experience (“I’m Feeling Lucky”) and a graduate of the MFA program in Fine Arts at the Academy of Art University. His work has been featured in Reed Magazine, at 625 Sutter Gallery and MothBelly Gallery in San Francisco and at KALEID Gallery in San Jose. Visit http://randommarks.com for more information.

Exhibition dates: June 7–28, 2024

Gallery hours:
Thursdays – *Fridays 12pm–7pm
Saturdays 12pm–5pm
*First Fridays 5pm–9pm @ArtWalkSJ.

KALEID Gallery
320 S. 1st St.
SoFA District Downtown San Jose
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