Sketching The Line 2014

Abstract

Sketching the Line, an international exhibition of 78 sketches drawn by 13 artists, features brief impressions of fellow commuters that document place, time and movement while simultaneously revealing a myriad of personal moments. Sketching the Line is part of PATTISON’s ongoing Art in Transit programme.

Sketches of Toronto, New York, Berlin, and UK commuters will appear from March 3 to April 13, 2014, on PATTISON Onestop’s digital screens in Toronto subway stations, the Edmonton LRT, and the Calgary Airport.

The 13 artists included in Sketching the Line have been sketching, often on their daily commutes, some for many for years, keeping their drawing and observational skills sharp. They embrace the challenge that the ephemeral nature of their subjects impose, have an interest in the awkwardness of an environment created by forced proximity and shared need, and seem to share a respect for, and fascination with their fellow commuters.