Tony de Lautour is an influential contemporary painter based in Christchurch, New Zealand, who was named an Arts Foundation Laureate in 2012. His distinct style sits at the intersection of low-brow street subculture and high-art geometric abstraction. In his 2012 canvas Imperial Leather, de Lautour utilizes oil, acrylic, and enamel to build a complex visual space. True to his signature style, t…