Eva Talooki Aliktiluk

Eva Talooki Aliktiluk
Paul von Baich

Biography

Eva Talooki Aliktiluk (1927–1994) was a talented carver and beader born in Arviat, NU. Much like Aliktiluk, her husband and children are all carvers as well [1].

Aliktiluk is best known for her minimalist sculptures with beaded ornamentation. These sculptures are small in scale and simple in form which offers a platform for the colourful beadwork to stand out. Much of her beadwork on recalls the beaded adornment on traditional Inuit clothing. Due to the hardness of stone in the region, Aliktiluk carves the stone minimally to create her forms and figures [2]. Aliktiluk's carvings are a synthesis of two artistic practices, which challenge audiences in their preconceptions of Inuit carving.

Aliktiluk's work is featured in numerous collections including the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the MacKenzie Gallery in Regina, Saskatchewan and the Canadian Museum of History, in Gatineau, Quebec.. Her sculptures have been included in exhibitions in Canada and the United States as well as in Paris and London. Most recently Aliktiluk's work was included in the exhibition Annuraat: Inuit Clothing in Art held at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 2011.



This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.

La sculptrice Eva Talooki Aliktiluk est surtout connue pour ses sculptures minuscules et minimales ornées d’un perlage délicat, des œuvres qui rappellent souvent les silhouettes des vêtements traditionnels inuits. En raison de la dureté de la pierre dans sa région, les formes de l’artiste sont simples et offrent une excellente plateforme pour la complexité et la richesse des couleurs du perlage, comme dans les œuvres Woman Wearing Beaded Amautik (1993) et Family Wearing Beads (1993). Les œuvres d’Eva Talooki Aliktiluk, née en 1927, à Arviat, au Nunavut, se trouvent dans de nombreuses collections majeures, y compris celles du Musée des beaux-arts de Winnipeg, de la MacKenzie Gallery, à Regina, en Saskatchewan, et du Musée canadien de l’histoire, à Gatineau, au Québec. Ses sculptures ont été exposées au Canada, aux États-Unis et en Europe.
ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎ ᐃᕙ ᑕᓗᑭ ᐊᓕᒃᑎᓗᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᑭᔪᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑐᒍ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖏᑦ. ᑎᓯᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᖓᓂ, ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖏᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐊᑲᐅᓈᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᑲᓚᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᐸᖓᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐆᑦᑑᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐊᒪᐅᑎᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᐸᖓᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ (1993) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᐸᒐᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ (1993). ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ 1927 ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, ᐊᓕᒃᑎᓗᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᓗᒍ ᕕᓂᐲᒃ ᑕᑯᒐᓐᓈᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ, ᒪᑭᓐᓯ ᑕᑯᒐᓐᓈᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᕆᔭᐃᓇ, ᓴᔅᑳᑦᑐᕙᓐ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᑯᒐᓐᓈᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᐃᑦ ᒐᑎᓅ, ᑯᐱᒃᒥ. ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᒐᓐᓈᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕ, ᐊᒥᐊᓕᑲᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᐅᕋᑉᒥ.

Artist Work

About Eva Talooki Aliktiluk

Medium:

Sculpture

Artistic Community:

Arviat, Nunavut, Inuit Nunangat

Date of Birth:

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1927

Date of Death:

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1994
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January 19, 2018 Updated By: Lera Kotsyuba
September 14, 2017 Created by: Maddy Tripp