olympic posters
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Olympic PostersWhat? An exhibition of pupil’s work based on the theme “Olympic
Posters”.
Why? To develop links between KEVICC and feeder primary schools. To start 2012 with an exciting school exhibition that could potentially attract press interest and offer our students an exciting opportunity.
When? January 2012 (with work to be completed by early December 2011)
Where? Ariel Centre, Totnes
Background Ever since the first Games of the modern era in Athens in 1896, posters
have played an important part in the popularization of the Olympics. They have also served, once every four years, to identify both the host city and a particular aesthetic linked to the global image of the Games of that year.
These posters can help us develop pupil’s knowledge and understanding about:
* The History of Posters and Graphic Design* International Politics and World History* Ideologies behind the Olympics
The following slide show includes all Olympic posters from 1896-2008…
Athens 1896
Paris 1900
St.Louis 1904
London 1908
Prof. Olle Hjortzberg Stockholm 1912
Martha van Kuyck Antwerp 1920
Jean Droit Paris 1924
Joseph Rovers Amsterdam 1928
Julio Kilenyi L.A 1932
Franz Wurbel Berlin 1936
Walter Herz London 1948
Ilmari Sysimetsä Helsinki 1952
Richard Beck Melbourne 1956
Armando Testa Rome 1960
Yusaku Kamekura Tokyo 1964
Pedro Ramirez Vázquez Mexico 1968
Otl Aicher Munich 1972
Ernst Roch & Rolf Harder Montreal 1976
Wladimir Arsentjev Moscow 1980
Robert Rauschenberg L.A 1984
* Also see Ernie Barnes
Prof. Cho Yong Je Seoul 1988
Primo Angeli Atlanta 1992
Jean Miro Barcelona 1992
Ken Done Sydney 2000
“Image & Identity” Athens 2004
Academy of Art and Design of Tsinghua University Beijing 2008
What Next?
• In classrooms…sports day photos, figure drawings, flags, “sporting” still-lifes, collages…
• KEVICC involvement…visits from KEVICC pupils and staffworkshops at KEVICC (Photoshop, print workshop, large scale banners/ paintings)
• Final Pieces…A “range” of outcomes will work well. Experience tells us that presentation is crucial. Ideas: large canvas’, figurative sculpture, collage, prints