Stephen D'Onofrio
Region: Midwest
My work explores the relationship between physical spaces
and the objects we fill them with. Often focusing on typical
domestic decor and household ornaments, the work makes these
inherently empty objects into simplified symbols that can then be
rearranged and compressed to carry a formal sensibility.
Currently, my work has concerned the idea of the painting as
ornament, with the stock subjects of landscape, still life, and
portraiture becoming knickknacks. I distill and consolidate these
ideas, using a generic design vernacular to highlight both the
familiar and the original within the home decoration aesthetic.