Andy Miki Explained

Andy Miki (1918–1982) was an Inuk artist from Arviat, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut).[1]

Early life

Miki was born in 1918 near the Kazan River.[2]

Career

His works are mainly in soapstone, and are often geometric abstractions.

While the abstract work of John Pangnark focused on the human figure, Miki's work is minimalist abstracted animals.[3] [4] [5] This is partly because the stone available near Arviat is hard and difficult to work with, which necessitates simple designs.[6] Animals depicted in his work include arctic hares,[7] caribou,[8] polar bears,[9] muskox,[10] birds,[11] and dogs.[12]

His work is held by a variety of museums, including the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[13] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,[14] the Art Gallery of Guelph,[15] the Canadian Museum of History,[16] the Lowe Art Museum,[17] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,[18] and the Penn Museum.[19]

His disc number was E1-436.

Miki died in December 1982.[20] [21]

Works

Citations

  1. Web site: Foundation. Inuit Art. Andy Miki Inuit Art Foundation Artist Database. 2020-12-21. Inuit Art Foundation. en.
  2. Web site: KATILVIK - Artist: Andy Miki - ᒥᑭ - E1-436. 2021-03-26. www.katilvik.com.
  3. Web site: The Who's Who of Canadian Heritage Inuit Art. 2020-12-21. Langford Gallery.
  4. Web site: 2006-11-17. If it's old, it sells. 2020-12-21. Nunatsiaq News. en.
  5. Web site: NORTHERN GRACE Maclean's APRIL 12, 1999. 2020-12-21. Maclean's The Complete Archive. en-US.
  6. Web site: KATILVIK - Artist: Andy Miki - ᒥᑭ - E1-436. 2020-12-21. www.katilvik.com.
  7. Web site: KATILVIK - Artwork ARCTIC HARE by Andy Miki. 2021-03-26. www.katilvik.com.
  8. Web site: KATILVIK - Artwork CARIBOU by Andy Miki. 2021-03-26. www.katilvik.com.
  9. Web site: KATILVIK - Artwork POLAR BEAR by Andy Miki. 2021-03-26. www.katilvik.com.
  10. Web site: KATILVIK - Artwork MUSK OX by Andy Miki. 2021-03-26. www.katilvik.com.
  11. Web site: KATILVIK - Artwork BIRD by Andy Miki. 2021-03-26. www.katilvik.com.
  12. Web site: KATILVIK - Artwork DOG by Andy Miki. 2021-03-26. www.katilvik.com.
  13. Web site: Exchange: Animal. 2020-12-21. exchange.umma.umich.edu.
  14. Web site: Andy Miki: Untitled (Muskox). Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
  15. Web site: Art Gallery of Guelph. 2020-12-21. Art Gallery of Guelph. en-US.
  16. Web site: Search the Collections Canadian Museum of History. 2021-03-26. en-US.
  17. Web site: Animal. 2021-03-26. emuseum1.as.miami.edu. en.
  18. Web site: Untitled (Seated Animal). 2021-03-26. www.mbam.qc.ca. en.
  19. Web site: Carving - 2012-25-119 Collections - Penn Museum. 2020-12-21. www.penn.museum.
  20. Book: Crandall. Richard C.. An Annotated Bibliography of Inuit Art. Crandall. Susan M.. 2015-07-25. McFarland. 978-1-4766-0743-6. 453. en.
  21. Book: Crandall, Richard C.. Inuit Art: A History. 2000. McFarland. 978-0-7864-0711-8. 251. en.
  22. Web site: Nunatsiaq News . 2008-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513011056/http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/61117/news/features/61117_01.html . 2008-05-13 . dead .

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