The Way of Inuit Art: Aesthetics and History in and Beyond the Arctic
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Book Description
Inuit art, both ancient and contemporary, has inspired the interest of scholars, collectors and art lovers around the globe. This book examines Inuit art from prehistory to the present with special attention to methodology and aesthetics, exploring the ways in which it has been influenced by and has influenced non-Inuit artists and scholars.
Part One gives the history of the main art-producing prehistoric traditions in the North American arctic, concentrating on the Dorset who once flourished in the Canadian region. It also demonstrates the influence of theories such as evolutionism, diffusionism, ethnographic comparison, and shamanism on the interpretation of prehistoric Inuit art.
Part Two demonstrates the influence of such popular theories as nationalism, primitivism, modernism, and postmodernism on the aesthetics and representation of twentieth-century Canadian Inuit art. This discussion is supported by interviews conducted with Inuit artists. A final chapter shows the presence of Inuit art in the mainstream multi-cultural environment, with a discussion of its influence on Canadian artist Nicola Wojewoda. The work also presents various Inuit artists' reactions to Wojewoda's work.
About the Author
Emily E. Auger, a college professor of art history at Malaspina University College in British Columbia from 1990 through 2003, has written for such publications as American Indian Art Magazine, Journal of Aesthetic Education and Inuit Art Quarterly. She is also the author of Tarot and Other Meditation Decks: History, Theory, Aesthetics, Typology (2004).
The Way of Inuit Art: Aesthetics and History in and Beyond the Arctic,Emily E. Auger,McFarland & Company,0786418885,American - Native American,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Bone carving,General,History - General,Inuit art,Inuit artists,Ivory carving,Native American,Native American Art
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