En tupilak harpuneres af en kajakmand 1920 - 1934

Kaarale Andreassen made this small drawing of a tupilak being harpooned from a kayak with brown ink on paper. It's like a page from a sketchbook, and I love that feeling of immediacy. Look at how the brown ink spreads a little, like the paper is really thirsty! The tupilak itself is so strange and wonderful, like a dog or seal with human arms. And then there's that beautiful, careful crosshatching on its body. I wonder if Andreassen was thinking about European printmaking techniques when he made this? It's like he's trying to figure out how to create volume and shadow with just a few simple marks. This piece reminds me of the work of Forrest Bess, another artist who was fascinated by the subconscious. Both Andreassen and Bess were trying to visualize something that was just beyond the edge of perception, and that's what makes their art so compelling.