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Chillin' on the floes
...summer out on the Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island...
Noah is seeking inspiration for his 2011 annual print collection...and chillin' on the floes
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Friday, May 13, 2011
OUR FOOD
Stencil Print 13” x 10”
May 2011 Series (25 prints)
Noah Maniapik © 2008
In 2008, Noah shifted his personal artistic design focus toward the exploration of monochromatic stencil printing using white paint on black paper. Our Food was the first drawing to undergo this new approach.
The artist draws his inspiration from his life experience as a hunter; Our Food represents Noah’s perception of the hierarchy of arctic food.
The bear (nanuuk), most dominant of the animals, and perceived as the second most intellect being to humans, provides the frame in which all other animals occupy the body of the design. Inside this print, the artist has included three whales: the Bowhead (avviq), Narwhal (qiniliq) and Beluga (qilalugaq). Among their many contributions to traditional life, whales are the main source of vitamin C in the Inuit country foods diet. The Walrus (aiviq) is mild tasting because they eat only the necks of clams, and is sometimes fermented to age the meat, bringing variety to food preparation. The turbot (qaliraliq), a cousin of the Halibut, is a fish that feeds both humans and seals. The artist has depicted a ringed seal (nattiq). Seal is the most important meat to Inuit. The seal is capable of providing your body with superior nutrition, and has the ability to keep you warm. Seal oil can be used as medicine, and is a source of fuel. Seal skins are used for all the traditional clothing: kamik (traditional footwear), outer and inner garments, and pualuit (mittens). Lastly, Noah has placed the quilliq (the stone lamp) into the image, the tool responsible for boiling water, heating dwellings, and providing light.
Noah continues to explore interpretations of his art into monochromatic prints, and his recent white on black prints will be featured in his upcoming annual collection,
Light in a Dark World, opening in Toronto, September 2011.
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