Which fan of 20th century art doesn't love a good linocut? A truly modern form of art, using a universally known form of material. The images are deceptively simple, clean and crisp, perfect for the "machine age". Personally I'm a fan of Cyril Power. His 1930s linocuts depicted such contemporary themes as speed trials, escalators and tube trains full of commuters. It's all movement; people and their machines getting around.
My favourite Cyril Power print is "The Sunshine Roof".
Again, it's people on the move, this time on board a bus. And what is the dominant colour? Green of course. A bus full of people in green coats and hats sitting on green seats. Many of Cyril's prints feature green despite his being economical with colour. He had his eye on what was happening in the 1930s, and his eye picked out the green craze.
