James Luna's performances and art productions are among the best known and most celebrated Native American works of art in contemporary America. This is because he does not comply to what has been done so far or what is commonly assumed to be 'authentic'. These social issues were higlighted.
A true or real Native American, in the eyes of many, is the antithesis of the conventional white westerner and, as such, the Other of the white man. Because of this, Native American art is frequently only seen as "excellent" (i.e., "genuine Native American") if it adheres to the standards set forth by white reviewers and an art market that aims to amuse a primarily white audience. Since stereotypes such as the "Indian princess," "vanishing race," and "primitive Native" have long been associated with Native American representation, it is impossible for a modern person of Indian descent to accurately portray modern Native American life while also capturing the tragic or frustrating aspects of Indian realities.
Since Native Americans were first shown by European painters, the Indian has been the topic of depiction with limited opportunity to influence the work of art or even to become a realistic subject. James Luna purposefully incorporates these obsolete and stereotyped forms of representation into his artwork and contrasts them sharply with both positive and negative representations of modernity. He makes himself the topic of his own portrayal while also actively involving the audience in his performances to make a statement against the objectification of the Indian. Themes of power frequently appear throughout Luna's work, including the power of representation, the power of the spectator and the object/subject of the artwork, and the power over oneself and another.
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