Bless All Those Who Walk Here, Chris Pappan

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Chris Pappan, Bless All Those Who Walk Here
Chris Pappan, Bless All Those Who Walk Here
Chris Pappan
Bless All Those Who Walk Here
2010
Chris Pappan, artist
Cultural affiliations: Osage, Kaw, Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux
born 1971
Bless All Those Who Walk Here, 2010
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: acrylic; Vans shoes
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): 9 x 11 x 31 cm each
Object Height/Width/Length (Height x Width x Length): 3 9/16 x 4 5/16 x 12 3/16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2012.0011.a,b
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Roots and Journeys: Encountering Global Arts and Cultures," Jun-2013, Cassandra Mesick Many objects now revered for their aesthetic properties once served practical purposes in everyday life. The delicate beadwork and linear painted designs on these moccasins belie a storied history of use and repair; their original rawhide soles were replaced with panels from a repurposed parfleche, or carrying pouch. Contemporary American Indian artists extend the tradition of adorning everyday attire, albeit in reformulated ways. Chris Pappan, for instance, critiques archetypal representations of Native Americans by juxtaposing symbols of modernity, like Vans© sneakers, with painted portraits using what he calls a “low brow pop surrealist” style.