London Tube exhibition celebrates ghosts of the Underground and screeching sound of tracks
The ominous presence of a ghost at Bethnal Green Tube station, a melange of colour left behind from torn off posters at Bank and burly rain clouds cloaking Three Colts Lane. These are sights featured in the paintings in Jock McFadyen with Jem Finer’s Underground (and Surface) Exhibition now showing at the Guildhall Art Gallery. [...]
The Jock McFadyen and Jem Finer exhibition, titled "Underground (and Surface)," is currently on display at the Guildhall Art Gallery in London. The exhibition showcases the artist's paintings and electronic soundtrack, celebrating the sights and sounds of the London Underground. McFadyen, a Glasgow-born artist with over 40 solo exhibitions, aims to make people view familiar locations in a new way.
His work draws inspiration from industrial Glasgow and the decline of the shipbuilding industry, which he has explored throughout his career. The paintings in the exhibition capture the grit and unexpected beauty of the Underground, as well as the above-ground locations affected by the network's expansion. Complementing the artwork is an electronic soundtrack of Tube tracks mixed by former Pogues star Jem Finer, adding to the immersive experience.
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