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John Tiktak (Inuktitut syllabics: ᔭᓐ ᑎᑕ ) (1916-1981) was a Canadian Inuk sculptor who spent most of his artistic career in Rankin Inlet. Most of his sculptures take the human form as their subject.




Biography


Tiktak lived a traditional Inuit lifestyle until he moved to Arviat (then known as Eskimo Point and also called Aqviat) in the 1950s. He moved to Rankin Inlet (also known as Kangiqilniq) in 1958, where he began to work as a sculptor in 1963.
His figurative work is minimal in style, and so is modern in appearance. Distinctive stylistic traits include very rounded forms and hands that are attached to the sides of the figure, so that the arms are circular in shape.




Honors


Elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1973




References


Swinton, George (1999). Sculpture of the Inuit, third edition. Toronto: McClelland and Stuart. ISBN 978-0-7710-8366-2.




External links


John Tiktak biography at the Canadian Art Database
Timeline of works at the Canadian Art Database

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