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| Canadian Artists from World War II to the Present: A Survey | ||
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Introduction :: Pre-Contact Traditions :: Post-Contact First Nations Art: An Overview :: Arctic/Inuit Traditional Arts :: Arctic/Inuit Modern and Contemporary Arts :: Plains :: West Coast :: Eastern Woodlands :: Other Selected Contemporary First Nations Artists :: Additional Resources for First Nations Artists in Canada :: HOME
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| Arctic/Inuit Traditional Arts | ||
In the vast and (to southerners) desolate northern landscape of Canada, Dorset and Inuit peoples have been producing remarkable carved objects for millennia. Easily carved soapstone, baleen, antler, and bone were used to produced exquisite and often enigmatic carvings that reflect the human beings’ relationship with their prey, and with their natural environment more generally. During the 20th century, when appreciation for so-called Primitivist art (e.g., African) took place in dominant culture, these objects widely known, and are now regarded as of world-class significance and are among the treasures of major Canadian museums, particularly the National Gallery, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the McCord Museum, the McMichael Gallery, the Museum of Civilization; the Glenbow Museum; and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Unknown Artist. Culture: Inuit Untitled Sculpture (Deer) c. 1874-1892 (The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba) Ivory; black colouring Place of Origin: Newfoundland, Canada, North America Dimensions: 3.9 x 3.9 x 1.2 (cm) (ht x wi x dp) The Cotter Collection, Acquired with funds from an anonymous donor This little work is typical of the exquisite sense of proportion and design typical of Inuit carving. |
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Introduction :: Pre-Contact Traditions :: Post-Contact First Nations Art: An Overview :: Arctic/Inuit Traditional Arts :: Arctic/Inuit Modern and Contemporary Arts :: Plains :: West Coast :: Eastern Woodlands :: Other Selected Contemporary First Nations Artists :: Additional Resources for First Nations Artists in Canada :: HOME
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