Saturday, January 14, 2023

A Separate Reality

Moving along, this stone sculpture is at the very heart of this space. Inuit Today is a 1974 sculpture by Pierre Karlik.


Indigenous peoples had their own storytelling traditions as a way to understand the world and how it came to be. One of those stories is illustrated in sculptural form here, the idea of Sky Woman.


The large canvas at the heart of this space was done between 1979-84 by the Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau, titled A Separate Reality.


A rich diversity in ways of life for tribes existed pre-contact. Here we see examples of life for people living along the Atlantic coast.

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46 comments:

  1. italiafinlandiaJanuary 14, 2023 at 3:31 AM

    They apparently lived similarly to our Sami people, in the far north of Finland.

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  2. GattinaJanuary 14, 2023 at 3:44 AM

    That would be a museum for me ! The sculptures are beautiful ! Seems very interesting to me ! We have a museum of African history here in Brussels, it's so huge you can spend days in there !

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  3. biebkriebelsJanuary 14, 2023 at 5:15 AM

    A nice exhibltion, have once been in that museum long ago.

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  4. David M. Gascoigne,January 14, 2023 at 5:15 AM

    Inuit art is distinctive and very beautiful. And it can be used as a weapon - just ask Jean Chrétien!

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  5. eileeninmdJanuary 14, 2023 at 6:05 AM

    What a great exhibit, I like the Sky Woman. Have a great weekend!

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  6. Iris FlaviaJanuary 14, 2023 at 6:27 AM

    Good tribute. We just saw a movie where they called Inuit dumb. They were/are but.

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  7. TomJanuary 14, 2023 at 8:21 AM

    ...the sculpture is gorgeous.

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  8. Marie SmithJanuary 14, 2023 at 8:40 AM

    Love these exhibits!

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  9. magiceyeJanuary 14, 2023 at 8:41 AM

    Wonderful art all around!

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  10. AnvilcloudJanuary 14, 2023 at 8:49 AM

    The sculptures look fantastic.

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  11. Jan K. alias AfanjaJanuary 14, 2023 at 8:59 AM

    Beautiful informative exhibition, I especially love that great sculpture.

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  12. RedPatJanuary 14, 2023 at 9:36 AM

    Love the Morrisseau painting.

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  13. SharonJanuary 14, 2023 at 11:10 AM

    That sculpture is great and that painting is wonderful.

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  14. BillJanuary 14, 2023 at 1:01 PM

    A nice exhibition.

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  15. Billy Blue EyesJanuary 14, 2023 at 1:46 PM

    Always interesting to see exhibits about the native Indians who lived there. You were right about the hill

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  16. CloudiaJanuary 14, 2023 at 3:05 PM

    Such a wonderful way to spend a cold afternoon! Thank you, William

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  17. roentareJanuary 14, 2023 at 3:38 PM

    Some of the art works are so fabulous. The sculptures are still my favorite though

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  18. carol l mckennaJanuary 14, 2023 at 4:05 PM

    Gorgeous art work of all types ~

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  19. Barbara RogersJanuary 14, 2023 at 4:17 PM

    Love indigenous cultures! Can't believe how awful European settlers and their descendents have treated them!

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  20. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2023 at 5:41 PM

    This looks a very nice exhibition.
    I enjoyed your photographs here William, thank you.

    All the best Jan
    https://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/

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  21. GemelJanuary 15, 2023 at 1:12 AM

    The sculpture is very impressive. Sky Woman though is very beautiful and thought inspiring.

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  22. Jenn JilksJanuary 15, 2023 at 8:01 AM

    Thank you for visiting this one. Great images.

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  23. JeanieJanuary 15, 2023 at 3:28 PM

    That sculpture is particularly moving.

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