Sonny Assu
Mia-moo
2021Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel
About
Sonny Assu (Ligwilda’xw of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nations) has been recognized for his mashups of Indigenous iconography and popular culture. He addresses the ways in which traditions of the past have come to inform contemporary ideas and identities, particularly as related to the effects of colonization, and the loss of language and cultural resources in Indigenous culture. Through a variety of mediums, including museum interventions, large-scale installations, sculpture, and painting, Assu’s work maintains a profound connection to past traditions. His practice emphasizes the complex conversation relating to the intersections and boundaries of traditional Indigenous art within the larger realm of contemporary art practices.
Selected Works
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Sonny Assu
Oh, yeah, the area’s gettin’ real built up, for sure. Local indians are making a killing.
2021Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel
Sonny Assu
Ah figured ah could sucker you in for a Sunday punch
2021Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel
Sonny Assu
Bigshot
2021Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel
Sonny Assu
Giant Sized Spectacular #12
2017Acrylic, ink, Marvel comic book pages on Stonehenge paper
Sonny Assu
Giant Sized Spectacular #6
2017Acrylic, ink, Marvel comic book pages on Stonehenge paper
Sonny Assu
...Do you see the end of the universe...
2017Acrylic on panel
Sonny Assu
Quantum Warp Theory
2017Acrylic on panel
Sonny Assu
The City on the Edge of Forever
2020Digital intervention on an Emily Carr painting (Totems, Tanoo, 1912)
Sonny Assu
Pay No Attention to that [Band Council] Behind the Curtain!
2020Digital intervention on an Emily Carr painting (Indian House Interior with Totems, 1912-13)
Sonny Assu
The Value of Comic Sans
2016Digital intervention on an Emily Carr painting
Sonny Assu
PRESERVER ONE: Well, looks like we got them all. See, don't you feel GREAT knowing that these people will never experience the effects of colonization?
PRESERVER TWO: O_o
2016, printed in 2019
Digital intervention on an Emily Carr painting (Tanoo, 1913)
Archival pigment print
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