Skip to Main Content

Pudlo Pudlat: A Love of Loons 14 Artwork(s)

Arctic Cultural Resources

Imaginary landscape depicting two sailboats below a large colourful loon surrounded by four houses and an airplane flying above .Landscape presented in a flattened

View the Exhibition
1

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Imaginary landscape depicting two sailboats below a large colourful loon surrounded by four houses and an airplane flying above .Landscape presented in a flattened
2

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Imaginary scene depicting the head and the neck of the big loon beside four abstract stripes and surrounded by three small loons sitting on a colourful land mass. Creatures presented in a two-dimensional style using yellow
3

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Surreal scene depicting a human figure holding a rope on a stylized sailboat with flags waving in the air and a large bird sitting in the front. Scene presented in a two-dimensional style and using red
4

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Imaginary scene depicting two loons on a stylized sailboat with many small flag-like objects hanging from rope strung from the clew of the sail to the boat's bow. Design presented in a two-dimensional style and using blue
5

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Scene depicting eight stylized loons on an imaginary sailboat with abstract shapes coming from the top of the mast. Presented in a two-dimensional style and using orange
6

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Stylized sailboat with five birds built into various parts of the boat. Scene presented in a two-dimensional style and using black
7

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Two large loons form a boat floating on water while two more loons on them and a third loon sits on a rainbow above while an airplane flies underneath. Creatures presented in a two-dimensional style and using grey
8

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Imaginary design depicting three loons sitting and facing right on a rocky land mass surroundded by water. Figures presented in a two-dimensional style and using blue
9

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Surreal scene depicting three loons sitting on a rocky terrain being supported by two rainbows above another section of rocky terrain. Creatures presented in a two-dimensional style and using black
10

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Abstract creature depicting a loon with stripes on the back of its body .Creature presented in a two-dimensional style and using green
11

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Surreal creature depicting two thick striped loons
12

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Geometric scene depicting a large stylized sailboat with two loons in the ship and an airplane flying low behind the boat. Scene presented in a two-dimensional style and using brown
13

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Imaginary scene depicting a large loon with stripes running across its body and extending to an airplane flying just above and on the left. Scene presented in a two-dimensional style using red
14

untitled

Pudlo Pudlat
Imaginary scene depicting a human figure riding a giant bird through the water with a stylized plane flying over head. Scene presented in a two-dimensional style and using orange

Loons are special creatures in Inuit culture — able to fly, swim, and dive. Loons can disappear beneath the water and resurface a surprising distance away. In Inuit mythology, the loon possessed the magical ability to restore a boy’s sight. As Inuinnait artist Helen Kalvak confided, Inuit admire the loon for its song and courtship dance — a loon’s beak adorns the crown of the Inuinnait dance hat. Pudlo Pudlat celebrates the loon in his artwork, reminding us of its special place in Inuit culture.

This exhibition is private

Click here to learn more about Iningat Ilagiit and create your own exhibitions