- John Tiktak
"John Tiktak" (1916, Kareak camp-1981) was an Inuit sculptor who spent most of his artistic career in
Rankin Inlet . Most of his sculptures take the human form as their subject.Biography
Tiktak lived a traditional Inuit lifestyle until he moved to Aqviat (also called Arivat) in the 1950s. He moved to Rankin Inlet (also known as Kangiqilniq) in 1958, where he began to work as a sculptor in 1963. His figurative work is minimal in style, and so is modern in appearance. Distinctive stylistic traits include very rounded forms and arms that are attached to the sides of the figure.
Honors
* Elected a member of the
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts , 1973References
*cite book | last = Swinton | first = George | title = Sculpture of the Inuit, third edition | publisher = McClelland and Stuart | location = Toronto | year = 1999 | isbn = 9780771083662
External links
* [http://www.ccca.ca/artists/image_timeline.html?languagePref=en&link_id=5259&artist=John+Tiktak Timeline of works at the Canadian Art Database]
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