10/13/2026
In Taming Chaos, presents a body of work that examines the tension between disorder and structure, unpredictability and intention. Responding to a world that can feel increasingly chaotic and overwhelming, the series considers how moments of balance and
clarity can emerge even when the forces surrounding us cannot be fully controlled. Each work begins with the deliberate creation of disorder on the panel —through spontaneous marks, unruly colors, paint, and forms that resist containment. Over time, this approach led the artist to incorporate alcohol inks, whose luminous fluidity and unpredictable movement offered another way to generate and engage with chaos. Sometimes the inks initiate the composition; at other times, they enter later, spreading, merging, and shifting among existing marks and layers. Rather than beginning with a predetermined composition, Greenwald responds to what unfolds, creating a visual conversation between accident and intention, impulse and restraint,
chaos and order. As each piece develops, the artist introduces lines, shapes, and patterns that direct the eye, anchor the composition, and create rhythm. The original chaos remains visible beneath the surface, while each additional intervention becomes an expression of agency. Although what has already occurred cannot be undone or entirely controlled, it can be shaped, answered, and
brought into a state of provisional balance. The works do not attempt to erase or suppress disorder. Instead, they preserve its vitality while transforming it into something intentional and resonant. In this sense, Taming Chaos reflects the way people navigate uncertainty in their own lives: accepting what lies beyond their control
while recognizing their capacity to choose, respond, and create meaning. Each completed work offers not a perfect resolution, but a moment of balance —a reminder that even when chaos remains beneath the surface, human agency can bring structure,
meaning, and beauty to what emerges.