Sunny Buick

Sunny Buick
Born (1970-08-04) August 4, 1970 (age 54)
Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
Known forPainting, Performance, Lowbrow Pop Surrealism, Tattoo Art
Websitehttp://www.sunnybuick.com

Sunny Buick (née Gypsy Sunshine Buick, August 4, 1970, Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada) is a French-American painter who participated in the Lowbrow Pop Surrealism movement of California, USA from 1996 to 2003. Buick currently lives and works in Paris, France. She was also a figure in the Rockabilly/Swing and Tiki revival movements.[1] A painter and tattoo artist, she was part of the second wave of lowbrow artists in California. Her work being recognized by the leading magazine of the movement Juxtapoz and a book about the women in the movement, Vicious, Delicious and Ambitious by Sherri Cullison.[2] She was the first person to introduce authentic American old school tattooing in France.[3]

  1. ^ Von Stroheim, Otto (2004). Tiki Art Now: A Volcanic Eruption of Art. San Francisco, CA: Last Gasp. ISBN 9780867196276.
  2. ^ "Tattoos by Sunny Buick". Juxtapoz Magazine. July 26, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Cullison, Sherri (2002). Vicious, Delicious and Ambitious: 20th Century Women Artists. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd. ISBN 0764316346.