A Victorian Street Lamp Drawing

Inspired by a Victorian style street lamp in Wales, this piece is focused on the history of the street lamp design. By drawing the piece alone, it is removed from its surroundings, meaning the small intricacies of the design can be seen and admired as a relic of past innovation where the final product was not only practical but also beautiful. My media of choice is ink drawings because I feel the simplicity of the classic fine liner pen allows both fine details that add individuality and sweeping shapes that only hint at the true object they represent leading to a focus on the aspects of the image that I as the artist choose. All my pieces are created using lightfast fine liner pens on smooth finish paper that has been handmade in the UK. The art piece is on A4 paper but only takes up the very centre of the page as represented in the image.