Andy Miki
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Andy Miki was an Inuit
artist from Arviat, Nunavut
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His works are mainly in soapstone
, and are often geometric abstractions.
While the abstract work of John Pangnark
focused on the human figure, Miki's work abstracted animals, often to such a degree that only by the title could weasels and bears be told apart.
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
artist from Arviat, Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
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His works are mainly in soapstone
Soapstone
Soapstone is a metamorphic rock, a talc-schist. It is largely composed of the mineral talc and is thus rich in magnesium. It is produced by dynamothermal metamorphism and metasomatism, which occurs in the areas where tectonic plates are subducted, changing rocks by heat and pressure, with influx...
, and are often geometric abstractions.
While the abstract work of John Pangnark
John Pangnark
John Pangnark was an Inuit sculptor and native of Arviat, Nunavut. His work is notable for its frequent use of geometric abstraction and its nearly exclusive focus on the human figure. His work is in the collections of the Dennos Museum Center and the National Gallery of Canada.-External links:* -...
focused on the human figure, Miki's work abstracted animals, often to such a degree that only by the title could weasels and bears be told apart.