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Main image, West End From Primrose Hill Commissioned by Transport for London for 2007 poster campaign – A New View of London

Above, Telecom Grey

'.... [He was] inspired to create a series of London images to mark how the city was changing as the Millennium approached. “The Millennium Dome was being built, Bankside was converted to Tate Modern… I wanted to capture that moment,” he recalls....

Above, Gherkin II Commissioned by Orion Books for Michael Moorcock’s London Bone and Other Stories

Above, Bridge Lime

“Paul’s work resonates with anyone with a love of architecture, and his own passions translate with a simplicity of form that belies the immense work that each piece requires. In many ways Paul is the master of ‘less is more’.”

Above, Trellick Blue IV

Drawing on the best traditions of classic midcentury poster design Paul utilises his expert eye for composition and colour to inject his prints with fresh energy, dragging old icons kicking and screaming into the 21st century and imbuing new buildings with a nostalgic edge.

Above, Lloyds III

Above, Battersea Landscape

Paul’s work was spotted by Transport for London’s poster art commissioner Michael Walton, who remembers being “electrified” by a flyer for one of those exhibitions.

Above, Finchingfield Commissioned by Transport for London for 2011 poster

'......Transport for London has commissioned and displayed many works by Paul and his first for us, Tate Modern, is a reminder of his huge talent, which, enhanced by time, has developed into what I consider to be the foremost linocut artist at work today....'

Above, Tate Modern Commissioned by Transport for London to commemorate the recently opened Tate Modern.

Above, City of London Orange Commissioned by Transport for London for 2017 poster campaign

All images and text from his website

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