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PAUL QUVIQ MALLIKI (1956-) NAUJAAT (REPULSE BAY)
Caribou Caught a Scent, 2004
stone and antler, 13.25 x 13 x 6.5 in (33.7 x 33 x 16.5 cm), measurements reflect dimensions with inset antlers signed, "PAUL / MALLIKI / ᑦᑯᕕᖅ / 2004".
The composition of the present work reveals a thoughtful balance between solidity and motion. The stone is evenly worked, allowing the form to emerge with clarity and intent. The animal’s posture is carefully constructed: its head raised, the snout tapering in a way that draws the viewer’s eye forward, neck angled just enough to suggest tension without strain. The lifted foreleg introduces a sense of momentum, while the spacing between the limbs opens the figure to light and air, giving it room to move visually, if not physically. Striking, too, are the large, sculpted antlers, their broad, arching forms echoing the lift of the animal’s gaze. The sculpture moves beyond anatomical fidelity, it exquisitely captures the momentary grace of an animal aware, poised, and in motion.
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LARRY ROSSO (1944-2006) DAKELH (CARRIER/LAKE BABINE NATION)
Kolus, 1968
acrylic on cedar board, 25.25 x 16.5 in (64.1 x 41.9 cm), framed, sight.
signed with artist's initial and dated, "LR '68";
with pentimento visible.Larry Rosso was a Dakelh/Carrier artist who was known for his fine painting and design skills, particularly his bentwood boxes and panels. Like many other Athabaskan artists in British Columbia in the mid-20th century, Rosso gravitated toward Northwest Coast art and pursued his career creating formline-driven coastal designs. Rosso’s earliest teacher in Northwest Coast art was ‘Namgis/Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw artist Doug Cranmer (1927–2006). Rosso would go on to work with other Northwest Coast artists and in more northerly styles, including with renowned Haida artist Robert Davidson (b. 1946). Even so, Cranmer would remain an important, foundational influence on Rosso throughout his career. Rosso and his work were closely associated with the Douglas Reynolds Gallery in Vancouver, BC, where his first solo exhibition was held in 1999. [1] Rosso’s work can be found in major public and private collections, including the UBC Museum of Anthropology, the Vancouver International Airport, and as the logo of Carrier Sekani Family Services.
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PITSEOLAK NIVIAQSI, R.C.A. (1947-2015) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Bird with Captured Fish, c. early 2000s
stone, 12 x 15 x 3.5 in (30.5 x 38.1 x 8.9 cm)
Pitseolak Niviaqsi was the son of the famous Niviaqsi (1908-1959) and certainly inherited his father’s skills. A master lithographer, he devoted much of his time to the printmaking studios in Cape Dorset, creating several hundred prints since the mid 1970s. Due to his extensive work in the print studio, however, Niviaqsi was not a prolific sculptor until his “retirement” in 1990.
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![LARRY ROSSO (1944-2006) DAKELH (CARRIER/LAKE BABINE NATION) Kolus, 1968 acrylic on cedar board, 25.25 x 16.5 in (64.1 x 41.9 cm), framed, sight. signed with artist's initial and dated, "LR '68"; with pentimento visible. Larry Rosso was a Dakelh/Carrier artist who was known for his fine painting and design skills, particularly his bentwood boxes and panels. Like many other Athabaskan artists in British Columbia in the mid-20th century, Rosso gravitated toward Northwest Coast art and pursued his career creating formline-driven coastal designs. Rosso’s earliest teacher in Northwest Coast art was ‘Namgis/Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw artist Doug Cranmer (1927–2006). Rosso would go on to work with other Northwest Coast artists and in more northerly styles, including with renowned Haida artist Robert Davidson (b. 1946). Even so, Cranmer would remain an important, foundational influence on Rosso throughout his career. Rosso and his work were closely associated with the Douglas Reynolds Gallery in Vancouver, BC, where his first solo exhibition was held in 1999. [1] Rosso’s work can be found in major public and private collections, including the UBC Museum of Anthropology, the Vancouver International Airport, and as the logo of Carrier Sekani Family Services. Continue Reading](https://static-assets.artlogic.net/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/artlogicstorage/firstarts/images/view/e63a556b86bab57b7816e4cc8025a867j/firstarts-larry-rosso-1944-2006-dakelh-carrier-lake-babine-nation-kolus-1968.jpg)
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