Andy Miki

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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.[2]

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

Works

  • Mating Polar Bears, 1967. Sold for 27,600 dollars Canadian in 2006.[22][4]

Citations

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References

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