Inuk aritst Mark Igloliorte on how skateboarding inspires his work
Mark Igloliorte is an Inuk artist from Nunatsiavut, the Inuit self-governing region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
He grew up in the Labrador town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
Igloliorte draws heavily from both Labrador Inuit culture and urban culture in his work.
Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture is a Canadian exhibition featuring everything from painting and drawings to installations by indigenous artists.
Currently showing in Montreal, Canada’s Musée d’art contemporain, Igloliorte’s works in the exhibition meld skateboarding culture with Inuit symbols and traditional games like the blanket toss.
On the opening day of Beat Nation in Montreal, Mark Igloliorte sat down with Eilis Quinn to discuss his work and why urban culture and Inuit traditions may not be as far removed from each other as people think.
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- oil on plexiglas 90.4 x 100cm 2008 Photo by Tara Nicholson Courtesy of Galerie Donald Browne.
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- steel, metal paint 20’ x 16” x 16” 2004
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- 2010 oil on phonebook paper 10.75 x 8.75″ Photo by Guy L’Heureux
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- Performance, Komatik Skatebox 2011 digital video still Video by Navarana Igloliorte Courtesy of Galerie Donald Brown
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