Mark Emerak
The Great Whirlpool (Kalaniyaaktok), 1987
stonecut on paper
Mark Emerak was an Inuit elder when he began drawing in
1966. His imagery and tightly organized compositions have
created a rich record of the artist’s life on the land. This unusual work is
based on a story recorded by the artist. One man told another that if he took
his boat out to a certain place, the water would suck him down. Skeptical, the
second man paddled out to the place described and he was never seen again.
via: http://wag.ca/art/collections/inuit-art/
via: http://wag.ca/art/collections/inuit-art/
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