I absolutely love this painting by Henry Payer Jr., a student graduating from AIAI in Santa Fe. The painting is in the senior show at the Institute of American Indian Arts Museum. I like the use of the "noble savage" stereotyped pose but without romanticizing the subject. The body and background are flattened, while the face is sculptural. In his artist statement he talks about the importance of color in the religion of the Hochunk (a.k.a. Winnebago) tribe, and symbolism. I have since seen some of his other work and it's impressive.I'll try and post some here if I can get permission from the artist.
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