Shanghai Metro Line 2 — painting

Shanghai Metro Line 2

A carriage as a portrait of a city, 2008.

Year
2008
Status
Private collection
Form
Painting
Materials
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
c. 600 × 100 cm

The work

People of every class, age and origin thrown together in one space for a few minutes. An early work that already carried the atelier's interest in systems of people rather than single figures.

Cultural source

The Shanghai Metro, Line 2, 2008.

The artist's transformation

Observation as composition.

Making

Oil on canvas.

Scale & variation

Placement

Certificate & provenance

Every completed commission is delivered with a certificate of authenticity, a unique work ID, a cultural source note and a making record, and is entered into the atelier's private provenance archive.

Commission

Commission a work in this direction

Made to order, price on request; installations are project-based.

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