Drawing on the Rio Subway
Drawing Live on the Subway is an exercise in presence and speed, born from the movement of the tracks and the proximity of passengers. Simple and direct strokes seek to capture the essence of faces, gestures, and urban silences. For over 15 years, Celso Mathias has traveled through subway cars and stations, recording everyday life in motion, transforming textures, hair, and patterns of daily life into visual landscapes where the human and the urban meet.





Drawing Live on the Subway is an exercise in presence and speed, born from the movement of the tracks and the proximity of passengers. Simple and direct strokes seek to capture the essence of faces, gestures, and urban silences. For over 15 years, Celso Mathias has traveled through subway cars and stations, recording everyday life in motion, transforming textures, hair, and patterns into visual landscapes where the human and the urban meet.














