Graceful Standing Bear by Paul Kavik
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Inuit art: Bear
Inuit Artist: Paul Kavik
Size: over 12" long, 3" tall, 1.75" wide
Community: Sanikiluaq, NU
Stone: Argilite
Paul Kavik is one of the most renowned and established Inuit artists alive today in Sanikiluaq. He has been carving for almost 40 years and has been represented in countless art exhibitions around the world. His pieces are very sought after by art galleries on a global scale. Paul Kavik is a very dynamic carver in that he will carve just about anything. He prefers to carve animals such as dogs, wolves, fox, loons, ducks and polar bears. All of his carvings are real masterpieces and are valued very high.
This graceful bear is one of the nicest dancing bears I have ever seen. The arms and hands have a fluid flow to them that give it an unparalleled grace like never seen before in a carving. It has a beautiful refined finish to it. The argillite stone has a beautiful dark smooth texture consisting of beautiful wavy grains sweeping against the stone. The proportions are superbly done and the subject is very harmonistic in nature. This carving resonates joy and happiness as well as a pinch of sophistication.
Exhibitions
Name |
Institute |
City |
Country |
Tundra & Ice: Stone Images of Animals and Man |
presented by Orca Aart at the Adventurers' Club |
Chicago |
USA |
Spirit of the Birds |
Gallery of the Arctic |
Victoria |
Canada |
Paul Kavik |
Inuit Galerie |
Mannheim |
Germany |
Masters of the Arctic: An Exhibition of Contemporary Inuit Masterworks |
Presented by the Amway Corporation at the United Nations General Assembly |
New York |
USA |
Sanikiluaq, Belcher Islands: Recent Sculpture |
Vancouver Art Gallery |
Vancouver |
Canada |
Belcher Island Sculpture |
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver |
Vancouver |
Canada |
Sculpture from Belcher Islands |
Images of the North |
San Francisco |
USA |
Recent Sculpture from Sanikiluaq |
Albers Gallery |
San Francisco |
USA |
New Beginnings: a celebration of Native expression at the first Native Business Summit |
Metro Toronto Convention Centre |
Toronto |
Canada |
Arctic Forms - Inuit Sculpture |
Arctic Inuit Art Gallery |
Richmond |
USA |
[Inuit Art Exhibition] |
Whitby Arts Incorporated, The Station Gallery |
Whitby |
Canada |
Traditions and Innovations in Inuit Art Sculpture in Stone |
Images of the North |
San Francisco |
USA |
Taste Of The Wild |
Orca Aart |
Chicago |
USA |
Bears of the North |
Snow Goose Associates |
Seattle |
USA |
Inuit Master Carvers |
Snow Goose Associates |
Seattle |
USA |
Masterwork Sculpture 1986 |
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver |
Vancouver |
Canada |
Paul Kavik Sculpture |
Albers Gallery |
San Francisco |
USA |
Keeping Our Stories Alive: An Exhibition of the Art and Crafts from Dene and Inuit of Canada |
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum |
Sante Fe |
USA |
Miniaturen |
Inuit Galerie |
Mannheim |
Germany |