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Description: | Julian Perry produced a series of paintings of the Central line at Leyton. This is the last in the series and depicts the view from his studio. In the foreground are the back gardens of Colville Rd, now the M11 link road. The focus in the middle ground is shared between St Patrick's graveyard and faceless commuters as they travel to work by Tube. In the distance, the tower blocks of Cathall Road, which have since been demolished, echo the shape of the gravestones with an eerie resonance.
In direct opposition to traditional British landscapes, which were timeless and idealised, Perry's view reveals the urban reality of a specific place at a specific time. The contrasts and contradictions of modern society are pitted against one another, yet imbued with optimism. Perry presents life and death, development and destruction, progression and depression, all against a sky that appears both brilliant blue and sinister grey. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Julian Perry | Subjects: | Transport Cityscape Art and Design | Temporal: | 1992 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Creator: | Artist : Julian Perry | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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