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Underworld

Behind the scenes

Tony de Lautour's large painting Underworld 2 has taken shape in an even larger format as part of the wall of shipping containers protecting road users from rockfalls on the way out to Sumner.

I visited Tony's High Street studio a couple of times while he was painting this large unstretched canvas and it was an impressive sight seeing the black background slowly fill up with a myriad of shapes and symbols. An inspired choice for covering some of the shipping containers out towards Sumner. 

Tony de Lautour Underworld 2, 2006, Original painting is in the Collection of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased by the Friends of Christchurch Art Gallery, 2007.

Tony de Lautour Underworld 2, 2006, Original painting is in the Collection of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased by the Friends of Christchurch Art Gallery, 2007.