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Artworks
ABRAHAM ANGHIK RUBEN, O.C. (1951-) PAULATUK / SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C
Faces Surrounded by Northern Lights, c. 2000stone and stone inlay, 13 x 23 x 5.5 in (33 x 58.4 x 14 cm)
unsigned.LOT 37
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000$ 5,500.00Further images
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Less a static object than a moment suspended in time, Faces Surrounded by Northern Lights is grounded in stone but shaped by something more ephemeral. Spanning nearly two feet across,...Less a static object than a moment suspended in time, Faces Surrounded by Northern Lights is grounded in stone but shaped by something more ephemeral. Spanning nearly two feet across, the work commands space without feeling heavy. The rust-orange soapstone radiates warmth, but it is the movement of the form that draws the eye: a sweeping arc that encircles the central head in a continuous, flowing motion. Inlaid green stones dot the surface with deliberate rhythm, catching the light so that they seem to flicker and shine. At the core, a Janus head looks in two directions, perhaps holding past and future in equal tension. The entire work seems to breathe and swell, its billowing curves lifting like the hymns and folds of the Northern Lights in the sky.
Provenance
Images Art Gallery, Toronto;
Acquired from the above the present Private Collection, Toronto.
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