Artwork description:

One of a series of original wood engravings exploring the dynamic atmosphere and distinctive architecture of the London Underground. This piece depicts Holborn station, teetering on the platform edge as a Piccadilly line train approaches.

By choosing unusual angles and perspectives of near-deserted stations, Rebecca's 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 13x17.5cm; hand-printed on a larger sheet of paper to allow for mounting and framing. This work is also available framed via Artfinder.

Wood engraving is a traditional form of fine art printmaking. The artist uses specialised tools to create the image in relief (and reverse) on the end grain of a block of hardwood - usually boxwood - by removing the 'white' parts of the image. This technique is painstaking and highly technical, and allows for the creation of exquisitely detailed works. Rebecca's wood engravings have been exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, with the Society of Wood Engravers, and in galleries across the world from Japan to the USA.

Materials used:

Wood engraving, ink on paper

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