Taloyoak

Taloyoak first became famous for its whalebone sculptures which were large and rather fantastic in conception. The community style was dominated quickly by the work of one man, Karoo Ashevak, whose combination of the surreal and the whimsical produced powerfully haunting images, yet amusing masterpieces. 

Some aspects of his style have been appropriated by other artists, but the switch to stone as the main carving material and the rise of new talents have led to more varied approaches. Taloyoak sculpture is still noteworthy, however, for its mixture of the profoundly spiritual and the eccentrically amusing.