7 compositions according to the laws of chance is a series of marker drawings mounted to wood panels.

Following the Dadaist/Surrealist tradition of incorporating chance in the ordering of elements within a given picture, I created these works systematically by pulling markers from a bin at random to determine the composition of color within a set structure. I see this work as a direct response to Jean Arp’s Collage with Squares Arranged According to the Laws of Chance, 1916 and Ellsworth Kelly’s Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance II, 1951.

Shown at Missouri State University’s 2023 Juried Student Exhibiton, curated by Caleb Taylor. This work was given the “Best Graduate” award at the juried show.