Title | I Exist |
Subtitle | Jestem, Book 41 |
Artist / Creator | Beata Wehr |
Place of Publication | Tuscon, AZ |
Publication Date | 2012 |
Subject | Immigration |
Process / Technique | Digital collage |
Number of Images | 20 |
Image Process | Collage, painting, drawing |
Structure / Binding | Single signature pamphlet |
Medium / Materials | Artist’s book, paper, linen thread |
Paper Stock | Exact Index Wausau 110lb |
Number of Pages | 18 |
Dimensions (WxHxD) | 6 x 8.25 x.15 inches, closed; 12 x 8.25 x .15 inches, open |
Edition Size | Edition of 50 |
Signed & Numbered | Yes |
The book, I Exist, was conceived during a year I spent in Poland. It is contemplation on one’s identity and existence, transience and repetitive elements in life. Multiplied silhouettes are combined with handwritten words, drawings, leaves and ephemera found in Warsaw, and texts are a fragmented resume and lists of my artist’s books.
Artist Bio
Beata Wehr is a visual artist and educator from Warsaw, Poland. She currently lives in Tucson, Arizona, traveling back to Europe every year. She graduated from the Warsaw University in Poland with an M.A. degree in art history in 1982 and from the University of Arizona with an M.F.A. in painting/combined media in 1999. She paints and creates artist's books, examining in her work the ideas of home, place, time, transience and multicultural experiences. Her works were shown in international and national exhibitions and are included in over 50 public collections in the USA and abroad.