Emile Bluteau Canadian Folk Art Wedding Couple feb 14 and creation/representation more broadly

and creation/representation more broadly

A striking vintage Inuit carving of substantial scale

like a fourth leg

) With an American flag waving proudly from the stern and sea below

Emile Bluteau Canadian Folk Art Wedding Couple feb 14 and creation/representation more broadlyI've had a few pieces by Canadian folk artist Emile Bluteau (of Eastern Townships, Quebec) over the years, and find a great deal of humanity and charm in his work. Bluteau, also a collector, began carving and making assemblages from scavenged and salvaged materials in the late 70s, first portraying birds and then "the human condition in all its moods and shapes" as described by Lyle Elder, a documenter of Canadian folk and outsider art. More about