View Subterranea 5: Blackhorse Road

Description

One of a series of original wood engravings exploring the dynamic atmosphere and distinctive architecture of the London Underground. This piece depicts a rat’s-eye view of Blackhorse Road station, near to the norhtern end of the Victoria line in Walthamstow. In addition to the vertiginous viewpoint and fierce-looking rodent, you can also spot the artist’s faithful rendering of Hans Unger’s distinctive tile motifs of a black horse – a feature unique to this station. As a former Tube commuter, the artist is very conscious that – packed full of busy travellers every day – the Underground can very easily be taken for granted. By choosing unusual angles and perspectives of near-deserted stations, her aim in this series of artworks is to help the viewer to rediscover and better appreciate these incredible subterranean man-made structures. Note: Actual image size is 13×18 cm. Hand-printed on a larger sheet of paper with margins of at least 5cm on all sides, to allow for mounting and framing.