"Five Years, is named after a David Bowie song, also called Five Years. It’s all to do with closing the curtains on the last five years and ushering in the next. It’s a cycle, a beginning and an end. Saying goodbye is the hardest thing to do, but everything must come to an end. Everything. That’s life. That’s Five Years" – Yonel Watene © 2018. Yonel Watene was born 1989 in Auckland, New Zealand, of Māori (Ngati Maru (Hauraki)) and Greek descent. Watene studied fine art and economics at Auckland University of Technology, graduating in 2010.
Watene works across a range of mediums and is primarily known for his paintings although he is becoming increasingly well known for his film photography, sculpture and installation projects.
Yonel Watene is represented by PAULNACHE – http://www.paulnache.com