looking at this magnificent Bear Transformation by Johnny Lee Pudlat from Cape Dorset, one would not guess that he is still considered an up and coming talent. Johnny Lee has become a master in his own right as demonstrated in this drum dancer – bear transformation. There is something almost spiritual in the bear’s heavenly facing head and the poise of the beater and drum. Johnny Lee has successfully combined the animal and human form in this new transformed creature which seems completely natural to us.
We obtained this Bear Transformation by Johnny Lee Pudlat from a collector who bought this marvel directly from the carver:
Johnny Lee Pudlat
Additional information
Weight
2.83 kg
Dimensions
6 × 4.5 × 10.75 in
Biography Johnny Lee Pudlat
Born: December 7, 1971
Place of Birth: Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Resides: Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada
Born in Iqaluit, Johnny Lee has lived most of his young life in Cape Dorset with his family. Johnny Lee’s father, the late Saila Pudlat, was a carver, as is his mother, Padloo Saila Pudlat. Johnny Lee began carving in 1986, and is self-taught. His preferred subject matter is birds and animals.
Johnny Lee Pudlat Exibitions include:
February-March 2001 – Young Carvers from Cape Dorset, JohnnyLee Pudlat and Ashevak Adla, Albers Gallery of Inuit Art, San Francisco, CA. (illustrated catalogue).
February-April 1997 – Stone and Bone, The Inuit Master Carvers of the Canadian Arctic, The North West Company held at the Sun Valley Centre for the Arts and Humanities, Ketchum, Idaho.
