Inuit Sculpture at Harrison Gallery in Williamstown
North Adams Transcript: WILLIAMSTOWN -The Harrison Gallery, 39 Spring St., will showcase stone sculptures from various Inuit artists of the North Canadian province of Nunavut through March 17, with a free gallery talk and reception with Inuit sculpture specialist Marc Schepens of the Pucker Gallery Sunday, Feb. 19, at 1 p.m.
The show features the work of two major stone-carving enclaves on the Hudson Bay: the smooth-surfaced, lively animals and drummers of South Baffin Island on the northeast bank of the bay and the spiritual, abstracted characters of the Keewatin Region on the northwest side of the bay. Among the carvings are the works of major Inuit carving families, including Segova pieces from
The gallery's selection highlights the color and material variety of Nunavut stone. Most of the artists engage in some form of direct stone carving, which involves an assortment of hand-held and power tools. The process of working the stone is highly stylized, however, and different artists are partial to particular tools and types of stone. The tradition of Inuit stone carving is a direct descendent of the magico-religious carving of the ancient Eskimo cultures in northern Canada. A secular strain of this custom developed in the nineteenth century, and Canadian cooperatives have supported this artwork and helped to distribute the work to southern Canada and the rest of the world.
Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 to 5:30, and Sunday, 11 to 4. Information: 413-458-1700 or www.theharrisongallery.com.
The show features the work of two major stone-carving enclaves on the Hudson Bay: the smooth-surfaced, lively animals and drummers of South Baffin Island on the northeast bank of the bay and the spiritual, abstracted characters of the Keewatin Region on the northwest side of the bay. Among the carvings are the works of major Inuit carving families, including Segova pieces from
The gallery's selection highlights the color and material variety of Nunavut stone. Most of the artists engage in some form of direct stone carving, which involves an assortment of hand-held and power tools. The process of working the stone is highly stylized, however, and different artists are partial to particular tools and types of stone. The tradition of Inuit stone carving is a direct descendent of the magico-religious carving of the ancient Eskimo cultures in northern Canada. A secular strain of this custom developed in the nineteenth century, and Canadian cooperatives have supported this artwork and helped to distribute the work to southern Canada and the rest of the world.
Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 to 5:30, and Sunday, 11 to 4. Information: 413-458-1700 or www.theharrisongallery.com.
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