Carl Beam
(1943–)
(–2005)
Various Concerns of the Artist
Artist(s)
Date
1984
Object Type
print
Medium
etching on paper
Dimensions
116.00 x 76.00 cm
Collections
York University Art Collection
Accession
A1987.008
As with much of Beam's print work, the image is heavily layered and liberally uses phototransfers. Two figures (one of which is a self portrait, the other appears to be archaeological remains) dominate the upper third of the print. The lower 2/3rds of the image is taken up primarily with an image of an elk, with claw marks across almost like the print has been cancelled (or is it the trace of a bear claw?). A small portion of text appears along the bottom right, an archaeological report published by the ROM? A caption on a museum display?
