Birds 2012
Poster
2012 (printed and published)
2012 (printed and published)
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Always at the centre of her own world, Tracey Emin shares her life, beliefs and feelings through her art. Here she takes the Paralympic values of Inspiration and Determination as the starting point and creates what she describes as a ‘love letter’. Two small birds, delicately perched, appear to kiss beneath the words ‘You inspire me with your determination And I love you’. The Agitos (the Paralympic symbol representing movement) floats below them like feathers or leaves falling from the tree. Birds have frequently appeared in Emin’s drawings to symbolise freedom and strength, whilst her use of handwritten text expresses personal thoughts and emotions.
Object details
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Title | Birds 2012 (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
Brief description | 'Birds 2012' poster by Tracey Emin for London 2012 Olympic Games; UK, 2012 |
Physical description | poster depicting a line drawing in blue ink of two birds touching beaks with text above |
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Marks and inscriptions | You inspire me with/ your determination/ And I Love You |
Credit line | Given by LOCOG and Counter Editions |
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Summary | Always at the centre of her own world, Tracey Emin shares her life, beliefs and feelings through her art. Here she takes the Paralympic values of Inspiration and Determination as the starting point and creates what she describes as a ‘love letter’. Two small birds, delicately perched, appear to kiss beneath the words ‘You inspire me with your determination And I love you’. The Agitos (the Paralympic symbol representing movement) floats below them like feathers or leaves falling from the tree. Birds have frequently appeared in Emin’s drawings to symbolise freedom and strength, whilst her use of handwritten text expresses personal thoughts and emotions. |
Bibliographic reference | Timmers, Margaret, A Century of Olympic Posters (V&A: 2008)
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Accession number | E.271-2012 |
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Record created | November 26, 2013 |
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