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