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1920 Windy Lake, Keewatin (Nunavut), Canada - 1980 Rankin Inlet, Keewatin (Nunavut), Canada. Known for: Inuit sculpture and stone carving, modernist and minimalist.
John Pangnark (1920 - 1980) (1). "He was the Brancusi of the North, with a rare feeling for abstraction." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor and carver, John Pangnark was born in... Read full biography
John Pangnark (1920 - 1980) (1). "He was the Brancusi of the North, with a rare feeling for abstraction." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor and carver, John Pangnark was born in Windy Lake, Keewatin (now Nunavut) and died in Rankin Inlet, Keewatin (now Nunavut) [about 350 miles... Read full biography
John Pangnark (1920 - 1980) (1). "He was the Brancusi of the North, with a rare feeling for abstraction." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor and carver, John Pangnark was born in Windy Lake, Keewatin (now Nunavut) and died in Rankin Inlet, Keewatin (now Nunavut) [about 350 miles north-east of Windy lake]. His life and work are discussed in most books on Inuit art. His carvings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent... Read full biography
John Pangnark (1920 - 1980) (1). "He was the Brancusi of the North, with a rare feeling for abstraction." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor and carver, John Pangnark was born in Windy Lake, Keewatin (now Nunavut) and died in Rankin Inlet, Keewatin (now Nunavut) [about 350 miles north-east of Windy lake]. His life and work are discussed in most books on Inuit art. His carvings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public and private collections. (3). His primary medium was stone. His subjects were faces, heads, and figures. His styles were Modernism* and Minimalism*. His typical work is semi abstract with abbreviated bodies and suggested facial features; the AskART... Read full biography
John Pangnark (1920 - 1980) (1). "He was the Brancusi of the North, with a rare feeling for abstraction." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor and carver, John Pangnark was born in Windy Lake, Keewatin (now Nunavut) and died in Rankin Inlet, Keewatin (now Nunavut) [about 350 miles north-east of Windy lake]. His life and work are discussed in most books on Inuit art. His carvings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public and private collections. (3). His primary medium was stone. His subjects were faces, heads, and figures. His styles were Modernism* and Minimalism*. His typical work is semi abstract with abbreviated bodies and suggested facial features; the AskART images are excellent illustrations of it. (4). Pangnark was largely self-educated as an artist. He was a nomadic hunter for mo... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Minimalism, Minimalist
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Japan
Art Collection
- •Lorne Balshine International Art Collection, Vancouver Airport
Added Description
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Inuit, Eskimo
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Creation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art
- •Expo 70, Osaka, Japan
Exhibition of Museum
- •Edmonton Art Gallery/Art Gallery of Alberta
- •Inuit Modern: Sarick Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- •Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic