Goo Pootoogook
Settlement: Cape Dorset / Kinngait
(1956) — E7-1525
GOO POOTOOGOO (ask Duncan if same artist as birth years differ) Born: December 9, 1957 Cape Dorset, Baffin Island. The community boasts more famous artists per capita than any other region in Nunavut. Goo is the son of the talented local artists Napatchie and Ezeevudlek. It is not surprising that Goo has followed the same artistic path, as in Nunavut artistic talent is passed on through the family rather than taught in an art academy. The Cape Dorset sculptural style is a combination of observational naturalism and reduction to stylistic and sometimes abstract forms. This is present in Goo's carvings. Goo takes great care in choosing the stone. His carvings are made of the finest serpentine of varying green shades, and then smoothed and polished to best exhibit the lustre of the stone. Serpentine is a rock with composition similar to Jade that is found on Baffin Island. It is a very hard stone, so it requires more artistic vituosity to carve than the softer soapstone. EXHIBITIONS: - Inuvik Great Northern Arts Festival - Ottawa - Inuit Foundation
Artwork
| Title | Last Sold At Auction | |
|---|---|---|
| THE PROBLEM BEAR | 2019-11 (November 2019) | |
| THREE WORKS; THE BELUGA AND NARWHAL; THE SHAMAN; MOTHER BEAR AND CUBS | 2019-11 (November 2019) |
Recent Auction Results
Estimate: 300 — 500
Sold: Nov 2019 — Sold For: $240
