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David Ruben Piqtoukun (David Ruben) was born on 1950 in Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, is a Canadian artist (born 1950). Discover David Ruben Piqtoukun's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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David Ruben Piqtoukun Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is David Ruben Piqtoukun worth at the age of 74 years old? David Ruben Piqtoukun’s income source is mostly from being a successful artist. He is from Canada. We have estimated David Ruben Piqtoukun's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (also known as David Ruben) (born 1950) is an Inuvialuk (Inuit) artist from Paulatuk, Northwest Territories.
One of 15 children, Piqtoukun lived a traditional Inuit life until he was sent away to residential school at age five.
He also studied books on art.
He attributes the impetus behind making his work to art patron Dr. Allan Gonor from North Battleford, Saskatchewan in 1974.
Gonor suggested he use stories Piqtoukun collected in his sculpture.
"'When you travel north, collect the stories — and from there, you introduce them into your carvings and then you start learning.'"
In 1975, he started compiling ancestral stories, creating an oral history for himself.
It served as a source for his work and a way to re-establish his roots and identity.
His output includes sculpture and prints; the sculptural work is innovative in its use of mixed media.
His materials and imagery bring together modern and traditional Inuit stylistic elements in a personal vision.
In 1996, Piqtoukin re-examined his cultural dislocation caused by residential school in Between Two Worlds: Sculpture by David Ruben Piqtoukun, an exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) in Manitoba.
The Winnipeg Art Gallery also organized Out of Tradition: Abraham Anghik / David Ruben Piqtoukun: a retrospective exhibition, curated by Darlene Wight.
In 2023, Wanda Nanibush, Curator of Indigenous Art for the Art Gallery of Ontario celebrated his work with more than 60 of his sculptures which focused on his material inventiveness and narrative vision.
The show was titled Radical Remembrance: the sculptures of David Ruben Piqtoukun.
Piqtoukun's work also has been included in many group shows, in Canada and internationally.
His work is included in public collections such as the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg; the Winnipeg Art Gallery; the Robert McLaughlin Gallery and the Staatliche Museum für Völkerkunde, Munich, Germany.
An example of this is his work The Passage of Time (1999), which portrays a angakkuq (shaman) in the form of a salmon moving through a hole in a hand.
While shamanic imagery is common in much of Inuit art, the hand in this work is sheet metal, not a traditional material such as walrus ivory, the antler's of caribou or soapstone.
Fellow Inuvialuk artist Floyd Kuptana learned sculpting techniques as an apprentice to David Ruben.
Piqtoukun mostly works in stone, but also casts in metal.
Early in his career, he was interested in Rodin and his casting techniques and visited Paris to study the work of the French artist.
