SHUVINAI ASHOONA (1961-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Egg, 2006 #33
Printmaker: NIVIAKSIE QUVIANAQTULIAQ (1970-) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
lithograph, 24 x 17 in (61 x 43.2 cm)
5/50
lithograph, 24 x 17 in (61 x 43.2 cm)
5/50
LOT 164
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
PRICE REALIZED: $384.00
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
PRICE REALIZED: $384.00
Known for her surreal vision when putting pencil to paper, Egg shows Shuvinai Ashoona's subtle insertion of daily life and everyday northern objects in the abstract The cluster of ulus,...
Known for her surreal vision when putting pencil to paper, Egg shows Shuvinai Ashoona's subtle insertion of daily life and everyday northern objects in the abstract The cluster of ulus, knives, and axes jumble into an almost repeat pattern, featuring little bursts of colour on the green background of the egg. It can be argued that is either the decorative outer shell of the egg, or the swirling innards viewed straight through the shell or cut away.
References: Leslie Boyd Ryan, Cape Dorset Prints: A Retrospective, (San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2007), p. 95. In her contribution to Cape Dorset Prints: A Retrospective (2007), Pat Feheley notes that the egg shape is "very march part of [Shuvinai's] individual" iconography (p. 92)
References: Leslie Boyd Ryan, Cape Dorset Prints: A Retrospective, (San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2007), p. 95. In her contribution to Cape Dorset Prints: A Retrospective (2007), Pat Feheley notes that the egg shape is "very march part of [Shuvinai's] individual" iconography (p. 92)
Provenance
Private Collection, Australia.Join Our Mailing List
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