TROY GUA on Affirming Identity Through Art

Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Troy Gua is passionately creative: a self-taught artist, designer, maker, and tinkerer, continuously cultivating a prolific output of smart, bold work in a diverse range of media, produced with wit and a crisp visual aesthetic. His art invites viewers to take a closer look, below the surface, into themselves and outside to others, with empathy and understanding rather than judgment.

His most famous work is Le Petit Prince (also known as LPP), which is an ongoing series of detailed and meticulously staged photographs — a surreal reimagining, in sculptural miniature and in chronological order, of the life and career of Prince. A single figurine, LPP is a constantly evolving one-of-a-kind sculpture with countless hand-crafted outfits, props and a selection of facial expressions (heads), that serves as the subject of the photographs. The project is long and storied and has become beloved to many in the Prince fan community.

• Seattle Art Museum | Troy Gua
• Troy Gua website, "LE PETIT PRINCE" — The Prince Estate is not affiliated, associated, or connected with Troy Gua or Le Petit Prince, nor has it endorsed or sponsored Le Petit Prince or Troy Gua. Further, The Prince Estate has not licensed any of its intellectual property to Troy Gua or Le Petit Prince.
• Troy Gua website, "POP HYBRIDS"
• Seattle Refined, "Artist of the Week: Troy Gua"
• Club LPP Patreon
• YouTube, "40 Years of Prince's Purple Rain a la Le Petit Prince, aka LPP"