Ron Joseph Telek (French, Paperback)

Ce contenu est une compilation d'articles de l'encyclop die libre Wikipedia. Ron Joseph Telek (born 1962) is a Canadian First Nations sculptor. He is a member of the Laxsgiik (Eagle Clan) of the Nisga'a nation of northwestern British Columbia, and carries the hereditary name of Jagam Txalp meaning Four Canoes Coming into the Village. Telek's primary medium for his sculptures is wood, although he also includes other materials such as bone, moose hair and abalone into his work. Telek comes from a family of artists, with both his uncles, Alver Tait and Norman Tait, also Nisga'a nation carvers. Norman Tait is considered the foremost modern Nisga'a artist and, as Telek's maternal uncle, has acted as a teacher to Telek- greatly influencing his work. Telek began carving under the guidance of Tait in 1983, while attending high school in Vancouver.