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Home Interior Decorating With Inuit Art
In order to help
give a room a classier touch, interior
decorators have used sculptures to bring in a
mansion or even museum-like feel to a home. This
is particularly true for the interior decorating
of living rooms, dens, home offices and
hallways. When many people consider sculptures
as home decor, the thought comes to ancient
Roman or Greek mythological characters like
Apollo, Venus or Zeus. Others think about
abstract contemporary fine art sculptures that
are sometimes difficult to interpret. Since
there has been a trend in recent years towards a
more natural look with more earthy color tones
for interior decorating, Inuit art from the
Canadian Arctic north can fit in nicely as part
of home decor.
Most subjects used in Inuit art tend to be
focused on the observations that the Inuit
people (formerly referred to as Eskimos in
Canada) make of their Arctic surroundings
whether the pieces are soapstone sculptures or
prints of drawings. We often see Inuit art
depicting Arctic wildlife including polar bears,
seals, whales and walruses as well as lifestyle
scenes involving family or hunting. The Inuit
have been carving stone sculptures for thousands
of years but it was only introduced as fine art
to the modern world on a significant scale
during the 1950s. Today, Inuit art has gained
international recognition as a valid form of
contemporary fine art.
Colors of Inuit sculptures tend to be polished
shades of blacks, grays, browns, greens and
whites. Inuit artists also tend to utilize
relatively neutral colors for their art prints
which work well with all color ranges of today's
more natural styles of interior decorating.
Adding an Inuit sculpture on an end table,
mantle or shelf gives a living room or office
that gallery touch. An Inuit art print on the
wall of a hallway or corridor also works the
same way. Since the majority of people
especially outside Canada have never seen Inuit
art before, such artwork in a home will often
end up as conversational pieces with guests.
There are Inuit stone sculptures to suit almost
every price range and budget at about $100 to
several thousand dollars for large, intricate
pieces. Most can be purchased at galleries
located in major Canadian cities but there are
now a few galleries located in the USA and
Europe that specialize in this form of art. Not
surprisingly, the latest retail source of Inuit
art is on the internet. This development is
especially useful for those who are not located
near an Inuit art gallery. Check out some
examples of Inuit art either in a gallery or
online and imagine how a piece or two can be
part of your home's interior decorating.
by Clint Leung
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