Cover image for SakKijâjuk : art and craft from Nunatsiavut / Heather Igloliorte.
TITLE:
SakKijâjuk : art and craft from Nunatsiavut / Heather Igloliorte.
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
Fredericton, N.B. : Goose Lane Editions,
Physical Description:
188 p. : col. ill., map.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-182) and index.
Summary:
Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of Canada that achieved self-government in 2005, produces art that is distinct within the world of Canadian and circumpolar Inuit art. This most southerly population of Inuit, the coastal people of Nunatsiavut have always lived both above and below the tree line, and Inuit artists and craftspeople from Nunatsiavut have had access to a diverse range of Arctic and Subarctic flora and fauna, from which they have produced a stunningly diverse range of work. Artists from the territory have traditionally used stone and woods for carving; fur, hide, and sealskin for wearable art; and saltwater seagrass for basketry, as well as wool, metal, cloth, beads, and paper. In recent decades, they have produced work in a variety of contemporary art media, including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, video, and ceramics, while also working with traditional materials in new and unexpected ways. Designed to accompany a major touring exhibition organized by The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery of St. John's, the book features more than 80 reproductions of work by 45 different artists, profiles of the featured artists, and a major essay on the art of Nunatsiavut by Heather Igloliorte.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780864929747
General Note:
Catalogue of a touring exhibition organized by The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery (St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador).