#36: El Tren (The Train) 2008

Marina Pallares's woodcut print "El Tren" (The Train) from 2008 depicts a train winding its way through a landscape. The print is characterized by its stark black and white composition and the simplified, almost cartoonish forms used to render the train and its surroundings. The train itself is depicted as a powerful machine, its smoke billowing into the air, while the surrounding landscape is shown as a series of abstract shapes and lines. "El Tren" is a powerful and evocative image that captures the spirit of travel and the power of the machine age.