RESERVED** 14" Dancing Black Bird by Famous Toonoo Sharky
Toonoo Sharky
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Inuit art: Dancing Bird (Jimmy Chu)
Inuit Artist: Toonoo Sharky
Size: 14" tall, 10" wide, 10 deep
Community: Cape Dorset, NU
Stone: Serpentine
id: 18479cbjjy
This is a series of pieces made by Toonoo Sharky while serving a short sentence at Baffin Correctional Centre. The stone used were imported into the prison by the prison guards who he made friends with. He made some of them carvings in appreciation for the stone they would bring in for him.
Some of the stones used are exceptional as they do not come from Cape Dorset.
This series of pieces are some of the nicest carvings I have ever seen Toonoo Sharky do. Enjoy!
Museum Quality Sculpture!
The visage of the Black marble stone is striking to its very core. The radiance that is emitted from its tonality is second to none. I have never seen black stone as pure as this.
The stoically and dramatic black stone render this piece to new levels whereas the vibrancy is nothing short of stunning.
Toonoo began his tenure as a carver at the early age of ten, and entered his first exhibition while still in his teens. He is widely recognized as a major carving talent. This transformation subject is typical of his best work; it epitomizes the Cape Dorset aesthetic and shows off Toonoo's consummate technical skill, flair and humor.
