{"product_id":"ooloosie-saila-composition-pink-and-blue-sunrise-2019","title":"OOLOOSIE SAILA \"COMPOSITION (PINK AND BLUE SUNRISE)\" 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOoloosie Saila\u003c\/span\u003e (b. 1991) is one of the most distinctive emerging artists working in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut. Part of a new generation of Inuit artists, Saila combines the natural environment of the Canadian Arctic with imaginative forms, expressive linework, and an exuberant use of colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSaila began drawing professionally in 2015, quickly attracting attention for her large-scale coloured pencil and ink compositions. Influenced by celebrated Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak, whom she visited as a child, Saila draws upon memory and imagination rather than photographic references. Her distinctive visual language features organic contours, bold colour-blocking, and intricate patterns that evoke the movement and vastness of the northern landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn this vibrant composition, a monumental rock formation occupies the centre of the page, flanked by snow-covered mountains and winding waterways. Above, ribbons of pink and blue clouds stretch across a pale peach sky. Saturated purples, greens, and turquoise animate the foreground, while earthy browns provide a striking counterpoint. Through sinuous outlines and expansive fields of colour, Saila creates a fascinating interplay between abstraction and representation, transforming a recognizable Arctic landscape into something fantastical and otherworldly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSaila's work is represented in prominent public and corporate collections, including the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Royal Bank of Canada, and Capital One. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, establishing herself as an important voice in contemporary Inuit art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003evisit our Toronto Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eComposition (Pink and Blue Sunset)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCanada, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eColoured pencil and ink on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eKinngait Studios \/ Dorset Fine Arts blindstamp, lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e11.5\"H 15\"W (work)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e14.25\"H 17.5\"W (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNote: Price is $2,950 CAD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ooloosie Saila","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68219379679468,"sku":"11-26","price":2950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Ooloosie-Salla-Composition-_Pint-_-Blue-Sunrise_-2019_01.jpg?v=1794602695","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/ooloosie-saila-composition-pink-and-blue-sunrise-2019","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}