#stonecut

[transistoradio]

Kenojuak Ashevak (1927-2013), “Arrival of the Sun” (1962), stonecut on paper, 81.9 x 63.5 cm. Printed by Lukta Qiatsuk (1928-2004).

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #NarwhalDay:

6 Notable Works of Narwhal Art

via Inuit Art Foundation

Pauojoungie Saggiak (Iqaluit, NU, b.1959)

Happy Narwhal (2019)

Stonecut print 52.7 x 94.3 cm

[phantasiy]

Kenojuak Ashevak (Inuit, b. 1927)

Quivering Seagull, 2004

Stonecut print

[old-powwow-days]

A few pages from a 2016 booklet promoting Inuit art from Dorset Fine Arts, which operates under the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative.

"Established in 1959, West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative has enjoyed an international reputation for the exquisite prints, drawings and carvings created by its Inuit artist members. In addition to operation of the Kinngait Studios at the Kenojuak Cultural Centre in Kinngait, the cooperative maintains a Toronto marketing division office, Dorset Fine Arts, which is responsible for interfacing with galleries, museums, cultural professionals, Inuit art enthusiasts and the art market globally. The role of West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative has significantly expanded to include communications, promotion, advocacy, government relations and special projects as related to the Inuit art of Kinngait. Governed by an all-Inuit Board of Directors, the organization also maintains a local retail grocery/hardware store, a restaurant, rental properties and various utility contracts. As a community owned organization, practically all Kinngait adults are shareholders, profits are distributed back to the community in the form of annual dividends."

[captiveape]

Stoned; Day 832 of Chimp A Day. . . . #stoned #stonecut #chimpanzee #mockup #vector #illustration #digitalart #colourful #surreal #daily #ape #art #vectorart #vectorillustration #instaart #artoftheday #adobeillustrator #animalart #lowbrowart #portrait #popart #artoftheday #GreatApe https://www.instagram.com/p/B2eN85IgwC7/?igshid=1v0vxowjq8x27

[indigenouscontemporaryart]

Pitseolak Ashoona | Woman Hiding From Spirit. 1968

Pitseolak Ashoona’s drawings and designs were a feature of the beginnings of Kinngait print making, and her subject matter reflects the concerns of that early period. Born in 1904, she grew up with a family life of subsistence living, and, following the death of her husband, moved to Kinngait with several of her seventeen children to seek out an income. Her prints tend to omit signs of contemporary life and the south, as most early Kinngait work did, thus appealing to audiences seeking images of a timeless and pristine Arctic life. Ashoona often lingers on the spiritual as well as the stories and ways of life of previous generations. In “Woman Hiding from Spirit” (1968) the negative form of a female figure lays in front of a bear-like spirit that does not seem to see her. Sprouting from the spirit’s head are antlers and birds who fight over berries; the woman is nearly face to face with one such bird — speaking to the closeness of the human and spiritual worlds in the North.

Read more on Pitseolak Ashoona, Napachie Pootoogook, and Annie Pootoogook’s contribution to the art world and how these three generation of artists formed the way the world sees Inuit life and culture.  https://hyperallergic.com/397997/a-family-of-artists-creates-a-portrait-of-inuk-life-across-three-generations/

[arcticmuseum]

Inuit art collectors Judith and Robert Toll have gifted the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum 50 contemporary Inuit prints to celebrate the museum's 50th year.

"Keeveeok's Journey," Victoria Mamnguqsualuk, Baker Lake, 1970. Stencil. Robert and Judith Toll Collection. (Top)

"Wealth," Peter Aliknak, Holman, 1972. Stonecut. Robert and Judith Toll Collection. (Bottom)

[artistsanimals]

Title: Dominant Caribou Artist: Tim Pitsiulak Medium: Stonecut and stencil Date: 2013 Source: NMC Blog