Untitled Drawing by Pudlo Pudlat
Andrew Edlin Gallery, D14
In this undated colored pencil drawing by the Inuit sculptor and painter Pudlo Pudlat (1916-1992), a sinuous ship decorated with a broad yellow stripe rides on the crest of a green wave, helmed by what looks like a gray and brown bird with a taciturn black beak. It’s an extraordinary composition: The wave bulges under the prow, as if they’re crossing the page together, while the avian captain looks toward the empty upper corner, serenely confident that his company of elegant pencil lines can fill any amount of unmarked space.
- Will Heinrich