Memory of Pain | catalogue cover
The Memory of Pain
Rarely was the full meaning of the prints he produced entirely evident in their imagery. Their subjects might be recognizable, clearly drawn, poetically composed and even lovingly portrayed. Yet, beyond the readability of the imagery, underneath the narrative he expressed, beyond symbolism and metaphor, Steeves continuously sought to depict what could not be shown, only sensed. In the truest interpretation of abstraction, Steeves pointed to absence as an intellectual concept.
Tom Smart from his essay The Memory of Pain
The Mutability of Knowing
The Mutability of Knowing
The Mutability of Knowing is a suite of 8 etchings derived from Dan Steeves’ life-long relationship with the Bay of Fundy. Created using lithographic tusche washes etched on zinc plates, they explore the expansive flats of the Tantramar marsh and the ever-changing nature of sky and water which characterize the Fundy Basin.
A Sense of Place
Explorations of the Landscape by David Blackwood, Thaddeus Holownia & Dan Steeves
November 12 to November 28, 2005
The Light that Lives in Darkness
Limited edition letterpress
Gaspereau Press is pleased to announce the release of a limited edition letterpress book entitled The Light That Lives in Darkness. This collaborative work features text by Nova Scotia author Mark Harris and prints by New Brunswick artist Dan Steeves. Harris and Steeves have brought together words and images that explore the landscape of the Bay of Fundy and the resilience of faith.
The Bone Fields
ISBN 0-9697236-0-1 Printed in Canada.
Hard bound, 56 pages.
Shared human experience has always been a powerful force in art. It has enabled great artists of the past to reach out over the ages and touch us with their humanity. Theirs was a great purpose in the doing, and those well-loved efforts have common profound meaning for mankind today.
David Blackwood, Foreword