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Artworks
KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Floral Transformation, 2002 #18Printmaker: STUDIO PM, Montreal
etching and aquatint, 31.25 x 38.5 in (79.4 x 97.8 cm)
18/50Filled with three ethereal forms against a washed monochromatic ground of soft yellow-pink, 'Floral Transformation' initially appears like the emergence of a fever dream. A closer examination of the spindly,...Filled with three ethereal forms against a washed monochromatic ground of soft yellow-pink, "Floral Transformation" initially appears like the emergence of a fever dream. A closer examination of the spindly, blooming plumage of these three transforming birds, however, makes clear the methodical approach to creation that Kenojuak employed to craft such a seemingly impulsive work.