This painting reminds me of the 1979 cult classic “The Warriors” about a New York Street gang trying to get home after a botched gang summit. They have to make it through a gauntlet of hostile gangs that blame them for the death of Cyrus, a charismatic leader of the most powerful gang in the city, gunned down during his speech. A small time gang called the “Orphans” attacked the outnumbered “Warriors” for passing through their turf.
The urban jungle is a dangerous place at night. Nocturnal predators come out to hunt in packs on the mean streets and their unwary prey may not make it back to the herd. Every big city has its high crime neighborhoods that are best avoided after dark. Besides the ominous mood, I like the strong verticals and design graphics of the long shadows against the intense colors in this piece.
Tags; city streets, street gang, urban landscape, bad neighborhood, Tom Shropshire paintings, night city scene, city lights
Warriors
“Warriors come out to playeeyay!”
This painting reminds me of the 1979 cult classic “The Warriors” about a New York Street gang trying to get home after a botched gang summit. They have to make it through a gauntlet of hostile gangs that blame them for the death of Cyrus, a charismatic leader of the most powerful gang in the city, gunned down during his speech. A small time gang called the “Orphans” attacked the outnumbered “Warriors” for passing through their turf.
The urban jungle is a dangerous place at night. Nocturnal predators come out to hunt in packs on the mean streets and their unwary prey may not make it back to the herd. Every big city has its high crime neighborhoods that are best avoided after dark. Besides the ominous mood, I like the strong verticals and design graphics of the long shadows against the intense colors in this piece.
Tags; city streets, street gang, urban landscape, bad neighborhood, Tom Shropshire paintings, night city scene, city lights