To The Bone X Sonny

Johannesburg-based, British-born street artist Sonny has established a name for himself with his evocative, hyperrealist spray-painted murals that combine an exotic iconography inspired by the wildlife of his adopted country and an intricate colour palette of hundreds of hues. 

Fueled by his passion for animal conservation, the project aims to raise awareness as well as funds for the world’s endangered wildlife species.

Tiptoeing between reality and fantasy, the animal portraits in Sonny’s paintings are painstakingly rendered in great detail, with part of their flesh stripped down to the bone to reveal colourful patterns inspired by tribal art from the animal’s natural habitat.