Pitseolak qimirpik biography for kids youtube

Pitseolak Qimirpik is a Kinngait Cape Dorset — based carver. Qimirpik learned to carve by observing and assisting his father, renowned carver Kellypalik Qimirpik Qimirpik began to carve when he was thirteen years old. Qimirpik is noted for presenting his playful sense of humour in his artwork through his carvings of walruses that joyfully kick their flippers up and rabbits that dance to hip-hop music [1].

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He frequently uses power tools to create his carvings and has also mined stone with other Kinngait artists Nuna Parr and Kovianaqtuliak Tapauangai to create his carvings [2]. He is also noted for featuring contemporary life and popular culture that blend traditional Inuit carving techniques with new technology [3]. This artwork features a young, smiling Inuk man created with polished dark green serpentine stone.

Antler earphones and wires are connected to the green MP3 player that he holds. The carving highlights how Qimirpik uses materials that have traditionally been employed by Inuit carvers, but also reflects his personal experience of living in the North today. Young Man with MP3 Player also illustrates how the light colours of technology that Qimirpik features in his work, such as iPods or MP3 players, contrast with the dark, veined stone of the carving.

Young Man with MP3 Player.

Son of the famous sculptor Kellypalik Qimirpik (), he learned carving techniques at a young age and started making his first sculptures at He has.

Pitseolak Qimirpik: Phantasmagoria, TD Gallery of Inuit Art. Suggest An Edit. Pitseolak Qimirpik. Copyright Dorset Fine Arts.