PreFab77 'Heist Saeki' Print Release Details
Artist: PreFab77
Title: Heist Saeki
Medium: Handpainted Multiple on Paper
Size: 56 x 76 cm Each
Edition: 10 UNIQUE
Price: £395 Each
*available at 1pm EST on Thursday October 30th, 2025
Prefab77 is the alias of Peter Manning, a British artist who fuses military precision with street energy. Born in the north of England and trained as a printmaker for the British Army, he learned discipline and technique that still shape his fast, hard edged style. A move to New York in the 1990s placed him on Elizabeth Street, where torn posters, luxury boutiques and fresh graffiti collided outside his door. That visual mix became his palette. Returning to Newcastle, he began creating large allegorical portraits that weave money, music, politics and fashion into glowing mosaics of paint, spray, wheatpaste and varnish.
His female faces stare out like modern saints, framed by gilded dollars, roses and fractured headlines. The work is glamorous yet confrontational, celebrating consumer icons while questioning who owns the streets. Commissions followed from Nike, Converse and the New York Dolls, yet Manning still climbs walls at dawn, armed with tiles and adhesive, turning blank brick into shimmering commentaries on power and desire. Each piece is cut, painted and placed by hand, building a luxurious surface that feels both devotional and subversive. Recent murals in North Shields tackle Brexit and local pride, proving his gaze remains fixed on the tension between heritage and change. For Prefab77, every wall is a chance to craft a modern fable, beautiful enough to stop traffic and sharp enough to leave a lasting impression on the passerby who dares to look closer.
