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Artworks
JOSEPH SHUQSLAK (1958-) UQSUQTUUQ (GJOA HAVEN)
Shaman, 2003whale bone, antler, stone, qiviut (muskox fur), 17.5 x 9.5 x 11 in (44.5 x 24.1 x 27.9 cm)
signed and dated, "ᔪᓯᐱ ᓯᓚ / 03".
LOT 72
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
PRICE REALIZED: $5,040.00Further images
Joseph Shuqslak, the grandson and adopted son of the sculptor Joata Shuqslak (1918-86), carved occasionally while employed at the Qikiqtaq Co-op in the 1980s. In 1988 he decided to make...Joseph Shuqslak, the grandson and adopted son of the sculptor Joata Shuqslak (1918-86), carved occasionally while employed at the Qikiqtaq Co-op in the 1980s. In 1988 he decided to make a career as a sculptor; he is now considered to be one of the leading artists in the region. Shuqslak’s style tends towards realism, and one of his trademarks is the inlay of highly detailed and expressive whale bone faces into his sculptures. With Shaman, the artist has added carefully carved whale bone hands and a marvelous plume of qiviut hair as well. The expressive quality of the shaman’s face extends to the sculpture as a whole. Shaman exudes a powerful energy borne of the combination of dynamic pose and the sensitive use and shaping of varied organic materials.
References: See the section on the artist in Darlene Coward Wight, Art & Expression of the Netsilik, (Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 2000), pp. 142-147. See also Susan Gustavison, Northern Rock: Contemporary Inuit Stone Sculpture, (Kleinburg: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1999).Provenance
Private Collection, British Columbia.
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