{"id":9591,"date":"2020-04-09T02:07:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T06:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=9591"},"modified":"2020-04-07T15:05:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T19:05:16","slug":"the-thing-about-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/articles\/the-thing-about-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thing About Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Philadelphia<\/em> by Rosemary Rae
3.5\u201dx3.5\u201d; scrap wooden cube collaged with vintage images, type, tickets, labels, rubber stamps, acrylic paint, old nails; mounted onto a discarded metal christmas tree stand; 2018
Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

FROM KOLAJ 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosemarie Rae<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Artist Portfolio<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The thing about chaos is that it comes in different forms. War, for all its brutality and destruction, is a highly choreographed chaos. A house full of kids may be an exhausting mess, but when run well has a rhythmic, scheduled flow. Cacophonies can be harsh or harmonious. As Carl Jung said, \u201cIn all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider the nature of chaos when viewing the collage of Rosemary Rae. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A portfolio of Rae’s work appears in<\/em> Kolaj 28<\/a>. To see the complete article, SUBSCRIBE to <\/a><\/em>Kolaj Magazine<\/a> or Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>. <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jewelry and Pen<\/em> by Rosemary Rae
2018; Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“My collage work explores the relationship between space and color, and celebrates the play and energy of random compositions across a page.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

To see the complete article, SUBSCRIBE to <\/a><\/em>Kolaj Magazine<\/a> or Get a Copy of the Issue<\/a>. <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosemary Rae is a graphic designer and artist living in San Diego, California. She has a BFA from Moore College of Art + Design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, studied Typography at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and Rome and has a MFA in Graphic Design from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Learn more in the Kolaj Magazine Artist Directory and at www.rosemaryraedesign.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FROM KOLAJ 28 Rosemarie Rae Artist Portfolio The thing about chaos is that it comes in different forms. War, for all its brutality and destruction, is a highly choreographed chaos. A house full of kids may be an exhausting mess,…<\/p>\n

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