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Artworks
YASSIE DANIALEE KAKEE (1947-) IQALUIT (FROBISHER BAY)
Still Flight (Birds in Relief on Antler), c. 1990santler and black in lay, 10.75 x 14 x 4 in (27.3 x 35.6 x 10.2 cm)
signed and inscribed with initials, "YASSIE / KAKEE / Y.K.".LOT 62
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600Further images
The present antler relief is less a depiction of birds than an orchestration of motion halted mid-flight. It is a study in transformation, where the organic shape of the antler...The present antler relief is less a depiction of birds than an orchestration of motion halted mid-flight. It is a study in transformation, where the organic shape of the antler is not merely used but fully absorbed into the composition. Tines become beaks, curves become wings, and the crowded surface hums with the tension of suspended movement.
Provenance
Private Collection, Ontario.
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