KENOJUAK ASHEVAK, C.C., R.C.A. (1927-2013) KINNGAIT (CAPE DORSET)
Gold Fish, 2006
Printmaker: STUDIO PM (MONTREAL)
Plate: 12 x 12 in (30.5 x 30.5 cm)
Sheet: 22 1/2 x 19 in (57.1 x 48.3 cm)
Sheet: 22 1/2 x 19 in (57.1 x 48.3 cm)
etching and aquatint
'Gold Fish' contains great form, colour, and power despite its more diminutive size. Frozen in balletic motion, the aquatic animal seems to no longer be made from flesh and scales,...
"Gold Fish" contains great form, colour, and power despite its more diminutive size. Frozen in balletic motion, the aquatic animal seems to no longer be made from flesh and scales, but rather spun from an array of golden, autumnal colours, its twisting body glinting and gleaning on the page.