1 art / design / inspiration June 26, 2010 by E. John Love · Published June 26, 2010 · Last modified May 7, 2012 Visual artist Sonny Assu fuses native symbols with pop culture Reading Time: < 1 minuteVisual artist Sonny Assu fuses native symbols with pop culture, and reminds us that native culture isn’t dead, or dying, or just about preserving the past: it’s alive and interacting with us every day.