- City
- Toronto
- Booth
- Exclusively Online
Helena Wehrstein
My overarching passion is to bring new life to old stuff.
This passion comes from my concern about the denigration of our natural and social environments. I express my anxieties and hopes in these hairy times of eco disasters, political divides, personal trauma, and privacy invasion by making art with waste materials, and by using a little humour at times to lighten the message. I use no new materials if at all possible, and embrace the inherent imperfections.
Inspiration comes from whatever stuff happens to find me. This series began with a gift, from my optician, of broken eyeglasses and out of date samples; I've had so much fun and satisfaction coming up with ideas to use them, exploring many aspects of vision, ‘seeing’.
I make art in Toronto and Hillsburgh, Ontario and have shown my work at Toronto Outdoor Art Fairs, Propeller Art Gallery, Petroff Gallery, Gallery 1313, Jackalope Gallery, Headwaters Arts (Alton, ON) and various other places. In September I will be joining the Propeller Art Gallery as a member artist.
Please contact me if you would like to see any of these pieces in more detail; colours can vary on different devices.
3D Works
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OMG#4: SHE BUILT A TEMPLE OF TEMPLES ATOP HER TEMPLES
- Year
- 2025
- Dimensions
- 20 × 20 × 4.5 cm
- Sale Price
- $310
