The idea came from The Great Bear , a 1992 artwork by UK artist Simon Patterson on display at Tate Modern in London .
It was not until Dorian Lynskey 's music genre tube map appeared in a newspaper in 2006 that Barry Heck decided to make it .
The idea came from The Great Bear , a 1992 artwork by UK artist Simon Patterson on display at Tate Modern in London , but it was not until Dorian Lynskey 's music genre tube map appeared in a newspaper in 2006 that Barry Heck decided to make it .