
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Épinette" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"L'indien" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Avion a flotteurs" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Le Chien" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Teddy" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Métamorphose" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18"x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Hibou" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Le Call" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Orignal" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18"x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Galarneau" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Turnbull" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Feu de forêt" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923 - 2002)
"Le Coq" SOLD
1972
Lithograph on Arches paper
18" x 12.5"
Signed and numbered 71/75
“Ayarak” is an Inuit term that describes something universal: the string. More precisely, it describes a string used in a game that has been played for generations amongst indigenous populations in Canada. In this game you tie a knot at both ends to create a loop. You, then, slide the string between your fingers and around your hands, sometimes with help from your teeth or a friend, to create interesting shapes and geometric patterns.
The Inuit call these shapes “Ayarauseq.” They are made to represent a variety of things including: seals, whales, caribou, seagulls, tents, lamps, a crawling hunter and a man with wide eyes. These shapes are words.
I imagine that, on both sides, one will look with nostalgia at these string combinations, invented in the Arctic Circle: rigorous, repeatable and transmissible like theorems. These are the ties that bring together the polar bear and the crow.
Jean-Paul Riopelle