Pener - The Hand That Feeds Portraiture Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Component has primarily collaborated with fellow artists on community projects and has embraced a fluid approach to his painted works

TOGO now looks to challenge the aesthetic rules of graffiti by further developing the abstract within his artworks

Although his work spans figuration to abstraction

the name however comes from the fictitious UK new town of "Milton Springsteen" (an amalgamation of Milton Keynes and Bruce Springsteen) created for a comedy album by UK comedian Alexei Sayle in the 1980s

Pener - The Hand That Feeds Portraiture Ngāti TūwharetoaPener The Hand That Feeds Mixed media on canvas, 1190 x 1190mm. About the Artwork: Built up layers of geometric, angular shapes are broken by sprays and splatters and dance around the canvas creating movement and dynamic composition. This is a hallmark of Pener's incredible style. His use of mediums is the result of years of experience. Base layers of acrylic used with large brush strokes are built upon with translucent, high flow paint with areas of