The Innumerable Anxieties is a series of large scale paintings that explores an invented middle ground residing between two extreme tenets of conduct: The Seven Deadly Sins and The Seven Heavenly Virtues. Representing neither good nor evil, Duegaw instead portrays himself, in various guises, as being motivated or influenced by fear and worry. Setting the series within the context of the circus allows the viewing audience to experience the potential perils, as in an actual circus, vicariously and without any risk of harm. However, though depicted in whimsical allegory, these images are in fact serious reflections of the growing unease within our society today.
Strange Humours (or) The Unfunny Clown
2017 / acrylic, ink, and polyurethane on wood panel; wood frame with steel casket swingbar hardware / 112 x 101 inchesA Voiceless Leader (or) The Self-Appointed Ring Master
2016 / acrylic, ink, and polyurethane on wood panel; aluminum frame with air gauge / 103.75 x 90 inchesThe Shameful Calling (or) My Reluctant Monster, on Display
1997 / acrylic, ink, and polyurethane on canvas, paper; wood frame with gold leaf / 103.5 x 89.5 inchesA Distorted Sense of Melancholy (or) Contortionist of Indistinction
1998 / acrylic, ink, and polyurethane on wood panel; wood frame with steel crank / 102 x 88 inchesOf Flying Solo (or) The Optimistic Trapeze Artist
2016/ acrylic, ink, and polyurethane on canvas; painted wood frame / 103.5 x 90.25 inchesPierced by Dogma (or) The Misguided Sword Swallower
2014 / acrylic, ink, and polyurethane on wood panel; wood frame with steel hardware / 108 x 90 inchesPerformance in Front of Men (or) I’m a Tightrope Walker, Really
1998 / Acrylic, ink, and polyurethane on canvas, paper; stained wood frame with steel number / 105 x 90.25 inchesA Swim in Open Water (or) The Large Marine Mammal Act
1998-2014 / acrylic, ink, and polyurethane on canvas; painted wood frame / 92.25 x 106 inchesThe Futility of Unsolicited Advice (or) The Culturally Inappropriate Fortune Teller
2016 / acrylic, ink, and polyurethane on wood panel; wood frame with painted lettering; wood cabinet with painted lettering, steel hardware, and electronic card dispenser; printed […]