Hamish McKay Gallery, Wellington

Tony de Lautour is a painter whose practice is characterised by a willingness to engage with culture in its entirety, integrating disparate imagery and ideas in work that is insightful and often provocative. He draws thematic and iconographical inspiration from such diverse sources as prison tattoos, corporate catalogues and post-quake rezoning maps. It is a unique visual language that seeks to illuminate the social and political realities of our time: the codes and contradictions, fears and follies that comprise an identity or a society.

De Lautour’s art is quirky and full of dark humour. His paintings have been included in numerous exhibitions in public galleries including the Te Manawa (Palmerston North), The Waikato Museum of Art & History in Hamilton and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth.