Inuit art: MP3 Player
Inuit Artist: Pitseolak Qimirpik
Size: 9" tall, 6" wide, 2" deep
Community: Cape Dorset, NU 2/26
Material: Serpentinite, Sinew & Mixed media
id: w-8186Ghejy
NOTE*Inuit Art is Handcrafted in Canada. It ships TARIFF-FREE to the USA.
**This Item is Eligible For Our 0% Interest Layaway Plan.
Note** This is a prized piece. Qimirpik stood Inuit art on its head when he introduced the Idea of an Inuk with a piece of technology!
Inuk with Walkman Player is one of the most forward-looking and progressive style of Inuit carvings of the 21st century.
Pits Qimirpik introduced this genre of carving in 2010 with “Teen With MP3”. He has been heavily influenced by his reality of living in the now “modern” Canadian Far North.
Canada’s TD bank (Toronto Dominion) proudly acquired the piece for their permanent collection in 2010.
Pits has changed the Inuit art scene forever with his willingness to take risks and be innovative.
MUSIC WORLD is another spearhead carving in this genre.
Since then, the hype the buzz and the allure of the "Inuk & MP3" theme has rendered this and similar pieces by Qimirpik as truly iconic masterpieces. This carving is of no exception.
Walkman Player is a true Masterpiece of Inuit art. I could not stop thinking about it after I saw it as the featured piece at Dorset Fine Arts (DFA).
When Jamesie Pitseolak’s famous motorcycle graced the front cover of the Inuit Art Quarterly’s Spring 2017 edition, collectors immediately fell in love.
Pitseolak had pushed the boundaries of Inuit art.
His utilitarian industrial concept of the motorcycle jolted 21st century Inuit carving into a Andy Warhol type dimension.
This had never been seen before.
Such is the work of Pitseolak Qimirpik in his depiction of an Inuk listening to his Walkman.
Did you know that Rap and Hip Hop are mainstream music for today’s Inuit youth?
Qimirpik’s quest, is to portray the influence of Western society on the modern Inuit.
The carving is stoic and opulent. The dark stone is uplifted by the terse lines and flawless symmetry of the sculpture.
The facial features are permanently etched with joy, reflecting the soul of this music lover.
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