Jean Paul Langlois Métis, b. 1971
Jackpot Buffalo 2, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
48 x 48 inches
121.9 x 121.9 cm
121.9 x 121.9 cm
Reserved
The painting plays on the Buffalo's role in Metis food sovereignty and more recently as a slot machine icon. The animal's transition from food source to gambling vice highlights the...
The painting plays on the Buffalo's role in Metis food sovereignty and more recently as a slot machine icon. The animal's transition from food source to gambling vice highlights the Metis' changing relationship with the natural world in the wake of colonization. It's presence in either the natural or industrialized venue, a sign of fortune or loss.