Musical Artistry

Drawing activity suitable for all ages.

Paulassie Pootoogook

Tommy Hunter with Guitar and Microphone

Paulassie Pootoogook, Tommy Hunter with Guitar and Microphone, 1992. Stone, antler, leather, sinew, coloured wire. © Dorset Fine Arts. AGO 87616.

Paulassie Pootoogook, Tommy Hunter with Guitar and Microphone, 1992. Stone, antler, leather, sinew, coloured wire. © Dorset Fine Arts. AGO 87616.

ACTIVITY

Inuk artist Paulaussie Pootoogook (1927–2006) was born in Igalalik, Nunavut. Hailing from a family of artmakers, he began his career as a printmaker but is often recognized for his skill in carving. Using various materials, Pootoogook exhibits the mastery and skillfullness of carving smooth surfaces into serpentine – a stone commonly found in the Kinngait (Cape Dorset) area. This line drawing represents one of Pootoogook’s sculptures, the figure of Canadian country-and-western singer Tommy Hunter.

QUESTION

What is your favourite instrument to play or listen to? How do the sounds of this instrument make you feel?


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