TUNIRRUSIANGIT — by Kenojuak Ashevak & Tim Pitsiulak
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Text: Kenojuak Ashevak & Tim Pitsiulak Editor: Goose Lane Editions — Art Gallery of Ontario ISBN 9781773100913 Published in June 2018 Format: Hardcover Size: 26,7 cm x 26,7 cm Pages: 160 pages Kenojuak Ashevak shot to fame in 1970 when Canada Post printed The Enchanted Owl , a print of a black-and-red plumed nocturnal bird, on a postage stamp. She later became known as the magic-marker-wielding "grandmother of Inuit art," famous for her fluid graphic storytelling and her stunning depictions of wildlife. She was a defining figure in Inuit art and one of the first Indigenous artists to be embraced as a contemporary Canadian artist. Ashevak's legacy inspired her nephew, Timootee (Tim) Pitsiulak, to take up drawing at the Kinngait Studios. In his relatively short career, he became a popular figure, known for drawing animal figures with a hunter's precision and capturing the technological presence of the South in Nunavut. Tunirrusiangit , "their gifts" or "what they gave" in Inuktitut, celebrates the achievements of two remarkable artists who challenged the parameters of tradition while consistently articulating a compelling vision of the Inuit world view. Published to coincide with a…
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