Featured in the 2022 article "Polar Bears in Print" on the Inuit Art Quarterly's website, Associate Editor and Editorial Supervisor Jessica MacDonald speaks about Angujjuaq's presence:

The lolling tongue and lumbering gait of Kananginak Pootoogook’s Angujjuaq (Great Big Bear) puts me in mind of an enormous dog exhausted after a long walk. But the watchful eyes on this giant belie this benign appearance, revealing a predator on the hunt for its next meal. [1]

We couldn't agree more! Kananginak's keen eye and ability to reproduce the nature around him, coupled with the sheer scale of this work make for a imposing vision. While the bear is walking away, one can't help but feel that look back is perhaps a threat, despite the bear's exhaustion.

1) Jessica MacDonald, "Polar Bears in Print" Inuit Art Quarterly Online, 25 February 2022, https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/iaq-online/polar-bears-in-print.