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Posters went up at Tube stations in early October that have been designed by some unusually young artists - school pupils aged between five and 18.

Turner prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger has chosen the three winners from Art on the Underground's 'Labyrinth Schools Poster Competition'.

The posters were inspired by the words 'Future Journeys' or 'Your Journey Starts Here' and drew on Wallinger's own project - Labyrinth - a unique artwork created for every Tube station for the 150th anniversary of London Underground.

The winning entries were chosen for their original design and excellent interpretation of the competition brief. Flora Campbell, aged 12, from Lyndhurst Primary School in Southwark scooped the primary school category with her poster of a girl with the names of  Tube stations reflected across her face. D'arcy Livermore-Ephraim, aged 12, from St Paul's Way Trust School in Tower Hamlets won the secondary school category with his 'Mile... End' labyrinth picture. And Ibrahim Hashi, aged 17, from Brentside High School in Ealing took the sixth form award with an abstract futurist tunnel creation.

Louise Coysh, curator for Art on the Underground at London Underground, said: 'I've been bowled over by the standard of the entries and the way in which all the schools have engaged with the ideas behind Labyrinth.

'I'm sure these fantastic artworks will impress our customers as much as they impressed Mark Wallinger.'

The competition was organised in partnership with A New Direction, a group that connects children, young people and education with the best of arts and culture in London.

• Take a look at the entries at tfl.gov.uk/art