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Love

Poster
2012 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (commissioned)
Counter Editions Ltd. (retailer)
Pyramid International (printers)
Smith, Bob and Roberta (artist)
Place of origin
UK (printed and published)

Bob and Roberta Smith use the immediacy of language to create hand-painted signs on pieces of found wood. These signs – painted in the style of community action banners, street signs and fund fair posters – relay direct and often humorous messages. Taking the values of the Paralympic Games as a starting point the artist proposes the core elements of the athletic experience: courage, inspiration, love, and of course sweat.


Object details

Categories
Posters
Sport
Olympics
Object type
Poster
TitleLove (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Paper
Colour Offset Lithograph
Brief description
'Love' poster by Bob and Roberta Smith for London 2012 Olympic Games; UK, 2012
Physical description
poster showing text in colours surrounded by stars
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 60cm
Marks and inscriptions
COURAGE/ INSPIRATION/ SWEAT/ LOVE/ THE PARALYMPICS/ 2012
Credit line
Given by LOCOG and Counter Editions
Association
London Olympics
Summary
Bob and Roberta Smith use the immediacy of language to create hand-painted signs on pieces of found wood. These signs – painted in the style of community action banners, street signs and fund fair posters – relay direct and often humorous messages. Taking the values of the Paralympic Games as a starting point the artist proposes the core elements of the athletic experience: courage, inspiration, love, and of course sweat.
Bibliographic reference
Timmers, Margaret, A Century of Olympic Posters (V&A: 2008)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.273-2012

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Record createdNovember 26, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1275832/love-poster-smith-bob-and/
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