| In order to help give a room a classier | | | | blacks, grays, browns, greens and whites. |
| touch, interior decorators have used | | | | Inuit artists also tend to utilize relatively |
| sculptures to bring in a mansion or even | | | | neutral colors for their art prints which |
| museum-like feel to a home. This is | | | | work well with all color ranges of today's |
| particularly true for the interior decorating | | | | more natural styles of interior decorating. |
| of living rooms, dens, home offices and | | | | Adding an Inuit sculpture on an end table, |
| hallways. When many people consider | | | | mantle or shelf gives a living room or office |
| sculptures as home decor, the thought comes | | | | that gallery touch. An Inuit art print on |
| to ancient Roman or Greek mythological | | | | the wall of a hallway or corridor also works |
| characters like Apollo, Venus or Zeus. | | | | the same way. Since the majority of people |
| Others think about abstract contemporary fine | | | | especially outside Canada have never seen |
| art sculptures that are sometimes difficult | | | | Inuit art before, such artwork in a home will |
| to interpret. Since there has been a trend | | | | often end up as conversational pieces with |
| in recent years towards a more natural look | | | | guests.There are Inuit stone sculptures to |
| with more earthy color tones for interior | | | | suit almost every price range and budget at |
| decorating, Inuit art from the Canadian | | | | about $100 to several thousand dollars for |
| Arctic north can fit in nicely as part of | | | | large, intricate pieces. Most can be |
| home decor.Most subjects used in Inuit art | | | | purchased at galleries located in major |
| tend to be focused on the observations that | | | | Canadian cities but there are now a few |
| the Inuit people (formerly referred to as | | | | galleries located in the USA and Europe that |
| Eskimos in Canada) make of their Arctic | | | | specialize in this form of art. Not |
| surroundings whether the pieces are soapstone | | | | surprisingly, the latest retail source of |
| sculptures or prints of drawings. We often | | | | Inuit art is on the internet. This |
| see Inuit art depicting Arctic wildlife | | | | development is especially useful for those |
| including polar bears, seals, whales and | | | | who are not located near an Inuit art |
| walruses as well as lifestyle scenes | | | | gallery. Check out some examples of Inuit |
| involving family or hunting. The Inuit have | | | | art either in a gallery or online and imagine |
| been carving stone sculptures for thousands | | | | how a piece or two can be part of your home's |
| of years but it was only introduced as fine | | | | interior decorating.Clint Leung is owner of |
| art to the modern world on a significant | | | | Free Spirit Gallery , an online gallery |
| scale during the 1950s. Today, Inuit art has | | | | specializing in Inuit Eskimo and Northwest |
| gained international recognition as a valid | | | | Native American art including carvings, |
| form of contemporary fine art.Colors of Inuit | | | | sculpture and prints. |
| sculptures tend to be polished shades of | | | | |