Family by Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok
Family by Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok
Lucy Tasseor is from Arviat, the southernmost community on the Nunavut mainland, close to the geographical centre of Canada. The local stone, a tough grey steatite, is harder than the steel tools traditionally used by Arviat carvers. In the 1960s, Tasseor began creating a unique style of sculpture, simply by using an axe to chip away the hard stone. As Inuit Art expert Ingo Hessel explains: “[Arviat sculptors] communicate essential ideas of form and content with a minimum of elaboration.” Tasseor’s work is recognizable by its flat planes, with a distinct and simple use of incised line.
“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood…
“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.”
— Pascal
Guillermo de Llera
kaminari-sama is curated by Guillermo de Llera. He's an Artist; a Composer, Musician and Storyteller who resides over at guillermodellera.com where most of his work is up for display and sale. Follow the link below to see what Guillermo is up to lately or get in touch with him.
