In Kelly Berg’s paintings, a controlled chaos emerges from the overall compositions which are formed by intricate series of acrylic and ink layers.  Through her painting process, Kelly is interested in expanding the language of abstraction through the use of pattern, shapes and pictorial imagery, including self-portraits.  In reaction to the current state of our world where one is constantly receiving an overload of visual stimuli through television screens, billboards, the Internet and social media – her paintings capture the process of sorting through this imagery from an autobiographical point of view.  The paintings act as metaphors for excavation and invite the viewer in to explore and uncover the many kaleidoscopic layers that echo the cultural influences they’ve been drawn from.