Adamie Alariaq

Biography

Adamie Alariaq was a carver from Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU, known for his carvings centred around traditional tales, wildlife and everyday life. His carvings, though sculpted from stone, maintain an almost fluid feel. While his carvings are not necessarily focused on realism, they are brimming with emotion above objective representation. His wife, Nakasuk was also a carver, along with their sons, Novoalia, Peter, Timon and Simeonie Alariaq following their artistic path.



This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada.
Originaire de Kinngait (Cape Dorset) au Nunavut, Adamie Alariaq était connu pour ses sculptures inspirées de contes traditionnels, d’animaux et de la vie quotidienne. Ses sculptures démontrent une fluidité et renferment des récits vivants, comme si elles provenaient directement du conte d’un aîné. Débordant d’émotion, l’œuvre d’Alariaq représente des oiseaux, des êtres humains et des esprits aux proportions ingénieuses, comme celles de l’Homme qui danse (s. d.). Son épouse Nakasuk était aussi sculptrice. Leurs fils Novoalia, Peter, Timon et Simeonie ont suivi les traces artistiques de leurs parents.
ᐋᑕᒥ ᐊᓚᕆᐊᖅ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᓂᒃ, ᐆᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓪᓗᑕᒫ ᐃᓅᓯᒧᑦ. ᑭᙵᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᙶᖅᑐᓂ, ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖏᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᓐᓇᐅᑉ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑎᑐᓪᓚᕆᒃ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᓚᕆᐊᑉ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖏᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᓂᖓᔪᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᐃᑦ ᑎᒻᒥᐊᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓂᕐᓃᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᑦ, ᐆᑦᑑᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᐊᖑᑦ ᒧᒥᖅᑐᖅ (ᐅᓪᓗᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ). ᓄᓕᐊᖓ, ᓇᑲᓱᒃ, ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᕐᓂᖏᑦ, ᓄᕗᓕᐊ, ᑎᒪᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᒥᐅᓂ ᒪᓕᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

Artist Work

About Adamie Alariaq

Medium:

Sculpture

Artistic Community:

Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU

Date of Birth:

Artists may have multiple birth years listed as a result of when and where they were born. For example, an artist born in the early twentieth century in a camp outside of a community centre may not know/have known their exact date of birth and identified different years.

1930

Date of Death:

Artists may have multiple dates of death listed as a result of when and where they passed away. Similar to date of birth, an artist may have passed away outside of a community centre or in another community resulting in different dates being recorded.

1990