Emily E. Auger: The Way of Inuit Art

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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.

Über den Autor

Emily E. Auger (Ph.D.) has graduate degrees in History in Art and English Literature from the University of Victoria and has taught art history in Canadian and American universities for over twenty years. Her monographs include The Way of Inuit Art: Aesthetics in and Beyond the Arctic (2005) and Tarot and Other Mediation Decks: History, Theory, Aesthetics (2004). She is a contributor to the anthology King Arthur in Popular Culture (2002) and has published papers on interlace and Alan Lee's Lord of the Rings' illustrations, genre and Pre-Raphaelitism in Lady Audley's Secret, and other subjects.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction

PART

1. Arctic Traditions

The Traditional Way of Life

"Primitive" Patterns I (Primitive and Paleolithic)

The Arctic Small Tool Tradition (ASTt)

Post-Arctic Small Tool Tradition in Alaska

2. Shamanistic Traditions

Shamanism

The Supernatural Basis of Shamanistic Power

The Shaman's Initiation

"Primitive" Patterns II (Shamanism and Art)

3. Dorset and Thule Traditions in Canada

"Primitive" Patterns III (Style and Culture)

The Dorset

The Thule

PART

4. Historic Inuit

New Traditions of Inuit Carving

New Traditions of Inuit Printmaking

Market and Educational Expansions

5. Western Aesthetics and Inuit

The Western Categorical Context

"Primitive" Patterns IV ("Low" Art)

Inuit Art in the Modernist Context

Inuit Art in the Postmodernist Context

"Primitive" Patterns V (Primitivist Art)

6. Interviews with Inuit Artists

The Interviews

Female Inuit Carvers from Arviat (Eskimo Point) and Kangiqsliniq (Rankin Inlet)

Male Inuit Carvers from Arviat, Kangiqsliniq and Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake)

Female and Male Inuit Printmakers from Qamani'tuaq

7. Art by Nicola Wojewoda and Inuit Artists' Responses to

Nicola Wojewoda

Drawings and Paintings

Alternative Media

Sculpture

Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Details

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786464128
ISBN-10:	0786464127
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Auger, Emily E.
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Emily E. Auger
Erscheinungsdatum:	23.05.2011
Gewicht:	0,579 kg