About this work
Signed lower right: Tomas Lasansky
Subject: Sitting Bull (c. 1831 – December 15, 1890) was a leader of the Lakota tribe, who led his people during years of resistance against United States government policies. He was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation during an attempt to arrest him, at a time when authorities feared that he would join the Ghost Dance movement. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitting_Bull]
"All of my work is rooted in centuries old techniques of drawing and techniques of intaglio printmaking. I create sequences of layers with drawing, painting, printmaking and collage. I will build up an image using many techniques. I also experiment with new ways of using materials, such as in my paintings where I often do not use the brush traditionally, but rather find ways to flick, throw, or splatter the pigment onto the surface. Essential to how I work is creating works in an ongoing series, with many variations of a particular subject."
~Tomas Lasansky