Toronto artist turns TTC streetcar into a Transformer

Toronto’s TTC is already the source of all sorts of fantasy art (it’s easy to let imaginations run wild when stuck in transit as commuters often are), and now another artist has reimagined the transit system in the style of a Transformer Autobot.

Toronto artist Richard Chen posted this very cool piece of concept art to his Instagram account over the weekend.

Riding the ttc to work everyday made me wonder “what would a streetcar look like as a transformer…?” Had some fun with this one😁 #ttc #toronto #the6ix #visdev #conceptart #art #photoshop #artistsoninstagram #artist #digitalpainting #robot #transformers #blogto #mech #torontolife

A post shared by Richard Chen (@richardchen.draws) on May 28, 2017 at 11:36am PDT

A quick scroll through Chen’s photo stream shows the artist often draws inspiration from Toronto sports teams, icons, and superheros.

Check out some more recent work from @richardchen.draws:

Tribute to our new ace, Marcus Stroman! 2016 is our year! Let’s get it! #mstrooo6 #marcusstroman #torontobluejays #bluejays #mlb #springtraining #hdmh #baseball #art #painting #digitalart #the6ix #toronto #champagnepapi #blogto #artistworkout #duke4life

A post shared by Richard Chen (@richardchen.draws) on Feb 20, 2016 at 11:51am PST

A post shared by Richard Chen (@richardchen.draws) on Feb 13, 2016 at 4:34pm PST

A post shared by Richard Chen (@richardchen.draws) on Feb 13, 2016 at 12:16pm PST

See also

• There's a transit worker who makes models of the TTC and tweets about it (PHOTOS)
• Toronto Reddit user makes a miniature TTC bus out of Lego
• This Vancouver-based artist is creating the best Blue Jays recaps on the web (PHOTOS)