▁the ▁former ▁Dist ant ▁Early ▁Warning ▁Line ▁station ▁at ▁Cape ▁Par ry , ▁North west ▁Territ ories , ▁Canada ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁nearby ▁Paul at uk . ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁by ▁helping ▁c ous ins ▁Francis ▁and ▁Abraham ▁Ang h ik ▁Rub en ▁to ▁sand ▁and ▁pol ish ▁their ▁car v ings , ▁later ▁working ▁with ▁sculpt or ▁and ▁painter ▁Bill ▁Nas og alu ak ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁to ▁David ▁Rub en ▁Pi qt ou k un , ▁older ▁brother ▁of ▁Abraham ▁and ▁Francis . ▁He ▁has ▁produced ▁his ▁own ▁work ▁since ▁leaving ▁the ▁app rent ices hip ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁now ▁res ides ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁He ▁is ▁brother ▁to ▁car ver ▁Robert ▁Ku pt ana . ▁ ▁F loyd ▁Ku pt ana ' s ▁sculpt ures ▁of ▁soap stone ▁and ▁other ▁stone ▁often ▁feature ▁shapes ▁of ▁both ▁animal ▁and ▁human . ▁Fre quent ▁imag ery ▁of ▁transformation ▁may ▁be ▁considered ▁gro tes que ▁and ▁include ▁works ▁of ▁Sed na ▁the ▁In uit ▁god dess ▁of ▁the ▁sea ▁and ▁marine ▁animals . ▁His ▁work ▁rel ates ▁both ▁to ▁the ▁In uit ▁sh aman ic ▁belief s ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁experiences . ▁ ▁After ▁coming ▁in ▁contact ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁with ▁Gallery ▁Ar ct urus , ▁a ▁public ▁art ▁museum ▁and ▁education ▁centre ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ku pt ana ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁paint , ▁dep ict ing ▁animals ▁in ▁bright ▁colours ▁on ▁found ▁materials