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Swimming

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)
Hodgkin, Howard Sir (artist)
Place of origin
UK (printed and published)

Howard Hodgkin described his paintings as representational pictures of emotional situations. In ‘Swimming’, a deep swirling mass of blue floods across the page. In its dark epicentre appears the outline of a figure, apparently pushing off after a tumble turn. The fluidity of the brushstrokes perfectly captures the movement of water and the sensations of swimming.

Object details

Categories
Posters
Sport
Olympics
Object type
Poster
TitleSwimming (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Colour Offset Lithograph
Brief description
'Swimming' poster by Howard Hodgkin for London 2012 Olympic Games; UK, 2012
Physical description
poster depicting a swirl of blue painted brushstrokes
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 60cm
Credit line
Given by LOCOG and Counter Editions
Association
London Olympics
Summary
Howard Hodgkin described his paintings as representational pictures of emotional situations. In ‘Swimming’, a deep swirling mass of blue floods across the page. In its dark epicentre appears the outline of a figure, apparently pushing off after a tumble turn. The fluidity of the brushstrokes perfectly captures the movement of water and the sensations of swimming.
Bibliographic reference
Timmers, Margaret, A Century of Olympic Posters (V&A: 2008)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.266-2012

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Record createdNovember 26, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1275818/swimming-poster-hodgkin-howard-sir/
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