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15 Ways Pantone’s 2022 Colour of the Year Appears in Inuit Art

Jan 12, 2022
by Leanne Inuarak-Dall

When the Pantone Colour Institute announced Very Peri—a peppy periwinkle-blue—as the 2022 colour of the year, they hoped to place the future ahead in a new light. This is the first time that Pantone has created a brand new shade for colour of the year, mixing blues with a violet-red undertone to which Executive Director Leatrice Eiseman describes as a mix that “display[s] a spritely, joyous attitude and dynamic presence that encourages creativity and imaginative expression.” 
PantoneColorOfTheYear2022VeryPeri

Visionary ideas, transformative imagery and the exploration of creative possibilities are foundational to Inuit art. Whether it’s the physical metamorphosis of human into spirit or animal, or the skill and resourcefulness that go into transforming raw materials into works of art, Inuit artists reimagine what the future might look like, often using the past as a framework towards what could be.

Let’s take a look at the different ways Inuit artists have used Very Peri in their work. 



KellyMeeliaUntitled

Meelia Kelly
Untitled (2005–06) Graphite, coloured pencil and ink 66 x 50.5 cm
REPRODUCED WITH PERMISSION DORSET FINE ARTS © THE ARTIST


KilabukDavidMoonOverThePark

David Kilabuk
Moon over the Park (2013) Digital photograph Dimensions variable
Courtesy the artist


BlechertCarolineCforCButterflyNecklace

Caroline Blechert
Creations for Continuity Butterfly Necklace (2016) Porcupine quills, delica beads and sterling silver chain
COURTESY THE ARTIST 


CampbellHeatherNuliajukAndIcerbergs

Heather Campbell
Nuliajuk and Icebergs (2019) Pen and ink on paper
COURTESY THE ARTIST


KukiiyautMyraSpirit1969

Myra Kukiiyaut
Spirit (1969) Coloured pencil
COURTESY IAF


PitsiulakTimPause

Tim Pitsiulak
Pause (2016) Linocut 22 x 25.5 cm Printmaker Niviaksie Quvianaqtuliaq
Reproduced with permission Dorset fine arts courtesy inuit gallery of Vancouver © the artist


TooktooHannahArnaapik

Hannah Tooktoo
Woman with Tattoos and Purple Flowers (2020) Acrylic and gouache 17.8 x 12.7 cm
COURTESY THE ARTIST


AnguhalluqTwoInuitAreOutFishingInMarch

Tony Anguhalluq
Two inuit are out fishing in March (2007) Coloured pencil and graphite 60.1 x 48.3 cm
Courtesy Marion Scott Gallery


AudlalukLydiaReversiblePurpleSealskinTeardropEarrings

Lydia Audlaluk
Reversible Purple Sealskin Teardrop Earrings (2021) Sealskin and glass beads dimensions variable
COURTESY THE ARTIST


KubluitokDayleSomeInukStuff2020

Dayle Kubluitok
Some Inuk Things (2020) Digital illustration
Courtesy the artist 


AngrnaqquaqElizabethUntitledPurple

Elizabeth Angrnaqquaq
Untitled (n.d.) Wallhanging
COURTESY IAF 


IgloliorteMarkUntitledDiptychSeries2014

Mark Igloliorte
Untitled (diptych series) (2014) Oil on telephone book paper 23.5 x 15.9 cm per panel
COURTESY MARION SCOTT GALLERY


KyakMarthaHyacinthTunniitCommanderFabric

Martha Kyak
Hyacinth Tunniit Commander (Collaboration with Brador Fabrics) (2021) Dimensions variable
Courtesy the artist

 


Read more about how past Pantone Colours of the Year have appeared in Inuit art:

Ultimate Grey and Illuminating (2021)

Classic Blue (2020)

 

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