Cyril PowerPage 1/1
British (1872 - 1951)
Power, originally trained as an architect, moved to London and in 1925 and helped Iain McNab and Claude Flight set up The Grosvenor School of Modern Art in Warwick Square where Power became the principle lecturer. He taught on the form and structure of buildings; on historical ornament and on architectural styles. But he, along with Andrews, also attended Claude Flight's classes, at the School, in linocutting.
Power is best known for his lively linocuts depicting the speed, movement and flow of modern urban London in the 1920's and 30's. He allows light, noise and speed into everything he sees. Using a series of easily recognised colours, particularly 'Chinese orange', 'chrome orange', 'viridian' and 'Chinese blue', he created images of merry-go-rounds, rowers, acrobats, dancers, runners, hockey players and, of course his iconic images of the London Underground.
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