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An Overview of Pacific Northwest Native Indian Art
An Overview of
Canadian Arctic
Canadian Arctic
Inuit
Inuit Art
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By Clint Leung
First Edition 2006
First Edition 2006
An Overview of
Canadian Arctic
Inuit
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By Clint Leung
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An Overview of Canadian
Arctic Inuit Art
By Clint Leung
First Edition 2006
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Exquisite Inuit & Pacific Northwest Native Indian Art Treasures
Front Cover – Female Drum Dancer by Johnnylee Nooveya
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Table of Contents
Foreword ….…………………………………………………………..…….……...………..….. 1
Prehistoric Inuit Carvings …….………….................................................................................... 2
The Evolution of Contemporary Inuit Art Carvings ………………..…….………………......… 3
The Birth of Inuit Art Prints ………………………………………………………….…............. 5
Materials Used In Inuit Sculpture …………………………………………………………….… 6
The Different Styles of Inuit Sculpture …………………………………………………….….. 10
The Region of Canadian Arctic Inuit Art ………….……………………………….…….…… 15
Inuit Art Sculptures of Polar Bears ………………….……………………………………...…. 16
The Dancing Bears of Inuit Art ……………………………..………………………………… 17
The Prices of Inuit Art ………………………………….…………………………………...… 18
Value of Older Inuit Art and Sculpture ……………………………………………………..… 21
Inuit Art Authenticity ……………………………………….……………….……….….......... 22
Tips on How to Buy and Shop for Authentic Inuit Art Carvings ……………….…................. 24
Buying Inuit Art as Investments ……………………………………………………………… 26
Export of Inuit Art Containing Whalebone or Ivory ………..................................................... 27
Interior Decorating and Home Decor with Inuit Art ………..................................................... 28
Permanent Inuit Art Gallery Exhibitions……………………………………………………... 29
Additional Resources ……………………………………………………………………….... 30
Foreword
Like many Canadians, I wasn’t really exposed to Inuit art from our Arctic north until wandering
through some of the tourist areas of cities like Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa. Even
though Inuit art has been marketed to the Canadian ‘south’ since the 1950s, it doesn’t get much
mainstream publicity here. Most Canadians have never seen Inuit art in person. The more I saw
Inuit art during my business trips around the country, the more I became intrigued with them,
especially with the sculptures.
Each piece of Inuit sculpture had a museum-like quality to it perhaps because of the relative
exoticness of Inuit art. The carvings looked very much like they came from another land even
though the Arctic is part of Canada.
I wanted to decorate my home with some real museum or fine art gallery pieces. Inuit art became
prime candidates for this project. As I did more research into Inuit art, I soon realized that even
though this art form had already achieved much international acceptance as fine art, there is still
much more potential for it. Most international collectors only got exposed to Inuit art when they
traveled to Canada on business or pleasure. Just like me, they saw Inuit sculptures in the tourist
areas or museums and were immediately taken by them. Inuit art is almost unheard of in many
parts of the U.S., especially in the south.
However, there are certainly some signs that Inuit art is moving in the right direction. Many
corporate and diplomatic gifts are now Inuit carvings as tokens of Canada. There’s been some
coverage about Inuit art in Native American art magazines which typically focus on Southwest
Native Indian art. Inuit artists have gone overseas as part of Inuit art expositions. The 2010
Winter Olympics in Vancouver will use a mascot that was influenced by the Inuit inukshuk.
The growth of Inuit art has obviously had effects up north too. Some Inuit are able to make some
sort of living doing art full time. Even a previously closed art print shop in Puvirnituq has
recently been reopened. Waddington’s of Toronto reports very healthy sales during their Inuit
art auctions.
I was fortunate enough to have traveled up to Nunavut to interact with Inuit artists directly.
Watching them do their magic by turning a piece of raw stone into a fully finished piece of fine
artwork was an unforgettable experience. Even though many Inuit carvers seem to live a pretty
simple life up there, their artistic skills are almost unbelievable.
This eBook will hopefully give the reader a good overview of what Inuit art is all about. As a
Canadian, I’m very proud to have Inuit art as part of Canada’s cultural identity. I hope to help
the Inuit artists of our north get more deserved international exposure for their work with this
eBook as well as through the Free Spirit Gallery website ( http://www.FreeSpiritGallery.ca ) .
After all, Canada has more than just hockey to be proud of.
Clint Leung
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