University of Buffalo Native Americans Studies Professor Richard Hill teaches Luna s work in his classes. He told the Los Angeles Times, As an Indian, he s looking through the mirror to see how society looks at Indians. And as an Indian, he s looking at himself. It s a double commentary. That s what s intriguing as well as startling about his work.
People expect a spiritual nirvana from Indian art.
He talks about things that aren t so pretty to look at. I do not make pretty art, I make art about the life here on La Jolla Reservation, and many times that life is not pretty. However, Luna said he has become reconciled to and grateful for living both in the Native American and Anglo cultures. Despite the many hardships we as Indian people face, there is much beauty and fun in our cultures. I would live nowhere else, as my life is filled with variety, as I truly live in two worlds.