Olympic artists
Martin Creed, Anthea Hamilton, Howard Hodgkin, Chris Ofili, Bridget Riley, Rachel Whiteread
Paralympic artists
Fiona Banner, Michael Craig-Martin, Tracey Emin, Gary Hume, Sarah Morris, Bob and Roberta Smith
The brief to the artists was to create a poster that “celebrated the
Games coming to London” while embodying “the values of either the Olympic or
Paralympic Games”
Tracey Emin, Birds 2012
Sarah Morris, Big Ben 2012
Rachel Whiteread, LOndOn 2O12
Michael Craig Martin, Go
Martin Creed, Work No 1273
Howard Hodgkin, Swimming
Gary Hume, Capital
Fiona Banner, Superhuman Nude
Bridget Riley, Rose Rose
Chris Ofili, For the Unknown Runner
Bob and Roberta Smith, Love
Anthea Hamilton, Divers
A review in the Telegraph with Mark Hudson’s verdict makes for interesting reading: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-features/8867430/London-2012-Olympics-and-Paralympics-posters-the-verdict.html
Personally I really enjoyed these posters, they are all so different with a real touch of individualism about them. They are vivid and strong images and because there were so many differences to each one I expected to, and indeed did, enjoy the predictable controversy these inspired.
I expected to see the posters at Tate Britain on my last trip but it seems I’d missed them by a day! It would have been great to have seen all of them up close and personal in a large format as well as seeing them altogether but perhaps they’ll display them anther time.
OCA Painting 1 Learning Log 