Fig.3, Snow worm, Sperm whale tooth, eye material, H5 x W14 x L4.5 cmUnknown, Greenland The modern and contemporary art of Greenland is little known outside of Greenland and Denmark. So far, only a few artists have been able to make a name for themselves...
Fig. 1, Sami Knife and Knife Sheath, 2002, Metal, reindeer antler, leather H1.5 x W4 x L20cm A. Kitok, Sweden Antlers displayed by representatives of the deer family are of a bone substance that shed and re-grow annually. In the Arctic there are mainly two species,...
Fig. 1, Composition, 1973, H45.5 x W61 cm, Paper, pencil Tivi Paningina, Ivujivik, Nunavik, Canada Unlike prints which were dealt with in a previous article, drawings and paintings have always been a part of the forms of expression in circumpolar Arctic. Before paper...
Elephant Foot Glacier, Romer Lake, Northern Greenland, 1995. (Photo: Urs Stoller) Urs Stoller (1949-2021) originally from Frutigen died unexpectedly in June 2021 as a result of COVID-19. He spent 36 years as a helicopter pilot in Greenland. As an enthusiastic...
Figure 1 (left) Female Drummer, ca. 2005, 204/225, Paper, ink, H42 x W35 cm, Lithograph Figure 2 (right) Male Drummer, ca. 2005, 204/225, Paper, ink, H42 x W35 cm, Lithograph Camilla Nielsen, Nuuk Greenland Peoples of the Arctic use a wide range of materials in their...
