Steve Donegan
The water we drink, 2021
digital print on synthetic blend 45 x 103
This is the water we drink.
Steve Donegan
Bobs on waves, 2021
digital print on synthetic blend 80 x 68
Bobs on waves refers to my Gloucester fishing family
Steve Donegan
Brick yard dog, 2021
digital print on synthetic blend 80 x 68
A mixture of references from stray dogs to gothic symbolism
Steve Donegan
Three hands, 2019
cotton jacquard 53 x 40 x 0
This is from a series "Garden phase"
Steve Donegan
Who do I think I am, 2020
cotton jacquard, wood and copper 22.25 x 18.25 x 3
For most of my life I believed my family were Indigenous & French settlers from Canada, it wasn’t until several years ago that I discovered through a genetic test that this history was the strange invention of my parents. That genetic test indicated my family hailed from North Africa and Southern Italy. The discovery of this sent me down a rabbit hole to find even more fantastic fabrications. In most instances people have no reason to fact check their family history especially when the family agrees on it, and so these layers become who you think you are. This series which is in progress, begins with “Who do I think I am”, “Broken Pickets” and “I was two Bobs”. These are my personal metaphors indicating that something here isn’t quite right. After first doing a genealogical search it appeared that the family truth was imagined, but what led them to this remains a mystery to me. The somewhat disruptive beauty of the work holds the viewer, a need for interpretation leads to a deeper look as I continue to dig through history.
Steve Donegan
I was two Bobs, 2020
cotton jacquard, wood and copper 22.75 x 23.75 x 2.75
For most of my life I believed my family were Indigenous & French settlers from Canada, it wasn’t until several years ago that I discovered through a genetic test that this history was the strange invention of my parents. That genetic test indicated my family hailed from North Africa and Southern Italy. The discovery of this sent me down a rabbit hole to find even more fantastic fabrications. In most instances people have no reason to fact check their family history especially when the family agrees on it, and so these layers become who you think you are. This series which is in progress, begins with “Who do I think I am”, “Broken Pickets” and “I was two Bobs”. These are my personal metaphors indicating that something here isn’t quite right. After first doing a genealogical search it appeared that the family truth was imagined, but what led them to this remains a mystery to me. The somewhat disruptive beauty of the work holds the viewer, a need for interpretation leads to a deeper look as I continue to dig through history.
Steve Donegan
Broken Pickets, 2020
cotton jacquard, wood and copper 22.75 x 19.5 x 3
For most of my life I believed my family were Indigenous & French settlers from Canada, it wasn’t until several years ago that I discovered through a genetic test that this history was the strange invention of my parents. That genetic test indicated my family hailed from North Africa and Southern Italy. The discovery of this sent me down a rabbit hole to find even more fantastic fabrications. In most instances people have no reason to fact check their family history especially when the family agrees on it, and so these layers become who you think you are. This series which is in progress, begins with “Who do I think I am”, “Broken Pickets” and “I was two Bobs”. These are my personal metaphors indicating that something here isn’t quite right. After first doing a genealogical search it appeared that the family truth was imagined, but what led them to this remains a mystery to me. The somewhat disruptive beauty of the work holds the viewer, a need for interpretation leads to a deeper look as I continue to dig through history.
Steve Donegan
Broken Pickets 2, 2019
cotton Jacquard 34 h x 26 w x 0
Steve Donegan
Intangible Spring – tryptic, 2019
cotton jacquard, in 3 panels 69h x 159w x 0
For most of my life I believed my family were Indigenous & French settlers from Canada, it wasn’t until several years ago that I discovered through a genetic test that this history was the strange invention of my parents. That genetic test indicated my family hailed from North Africa and Southern Italy. The discovery of this sent me down a rabbit hole to find even more fantastic fabrications.
Steve Donegan
Structural levels, 2019
cotton jacquard 34h x 26w x 0
Study from the Garden phase series.
