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| Tube drawing captures the folly of the London Underground |
I have been traveling
on the London Underground for years and despite the fact that it
is a travel nightmare, most people avoid social interaction and a bit
smelly! It is a fascinating place.
I felt inspired to draw
a scene of the rat race capturing the annoyance, the displeasure and the
all round chaos that unfolds in the morning and evening's
getting from A to B - you should hear some of the expletives I mutter
under my breath. With this drawing I felt compelled to share a sense
of immense overcrowding, irritation and the general lack of personal
space.
In this
picture
None of these people are faceless numbers, each person
is an individual with a story to tell. To pick a few faces out of the
crowd: you have the builder getting to the site with his
huge toolbox, both him and it covered in bits of muck and plaster.
You have the woman in the middle trying sandwich herself on the
already crammed train and the other woman to the right desperately
trying to force herself and her luggage onto the carriage, in doing
so obstructing the doors so nobody gets to where they are going but
ironically she is frowning at someone else. You have the 'Turtles'
(i'm guilty of this) sticking their backpack into other peoples personal space
and also reducing the total capacity by a few – oh the joys. And
lets not forget that stranger on the left holding a bin liner with a
sword hilt inside... weirdo. This is all but a fragment of who and
what travels the perilous London underground. These brave souls must
venture to their place of work battling odours, the ignorant and
tourists with selfie sticks, whats not to make you blow your lid!
This picture was
illustrated on my travels from South Wimbledon to Honor Oak
Park.
Happy new year all!
If you would like more
information on this drawing be it a print or a commission feel free
to get in touch.
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