Siasi Atitu (c. 1896–1983) was a Canadian Inuk artist known for her stonecut printmaking. She was active in the 1960s. And had many variations of name including Siasi Atitu Pamiu.[1]
Siasi Atitu | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1896 |
| Died | 1983 (aged 86–87) Quebec, Canada |
| Years active | 1961–1983 |
| Known for | Printmaking |
| Style | Inuit art |
| Spouse | Adam Amamartua |
| Children | 10 |
About
editSiasi Atitu was born in 1896 in Ivujivik, Quebec, Canada.[1] She later moved to the Puvirnituq settlement when she was married to Adam Amamartua, the settlement leader.[2][3] With her husband, they raised ten children.[2]
In 1961, Atitu was in her 60s, when she learned printmaking in the Puvirnituq settlement.[2] Her subject matter for her printmaking imagery was different from the others, with murder scenes, cannibalism and more.[2] Her work has a unique visual perspective, which appears to have been created in consideration of the edges of the stone used in the stone cutting process.[4] Atitu's art works can be found in the permanent collection at Canadian Museum of History.[2] The University of Alberta Art Collection [5] and at the non-profit Avataq Cultural Institute in Quebec.[6]
She died in 1983 in Quebec, Canada.[1] Her son, Adamie Suppaki Amamartua (born 1930) is a known sculptor.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Artists: PAMIU, Siasi Atitu". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative, Artist Database. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ a b c d e Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1135638894 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Inuit Art Online Auction". Waddingtons.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ "Inuit Art and First Nations Art, #300 Siasi Atitu" (PDF). Walker's. 2013. p. 58. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ "Blocked in the Seal Hole, Atitu, Siasi". University of Alberta Art Collection. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ "Collection, works on paper, Pamiu Siasi Atitu". Avataq Cultural Institute.
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