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