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Capital

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)
Hume, Gary (artist)
Place of origin
UK (printed and published)

Since the mid-1990s Sarah Morris has been creating complex geometric abstract paintings derived from cityscapes and architectural detail, origami patterns, signs and symbols. To celebrate the Paralympic Games coming to London Morris has created an abstract representation of one of the city’s most iconic landmarks – Big Ben. The grids and vivid colours create a sense of dynamism and also evoke images of athletic tracks, swimming lanes and field markings.

Object details

Categories
Posters
Sport
Olympics
Object type
Poster
TitleCapital (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Colour Offset Lithograph
Brief description
'Capital' poster by Gary Hume for London 2012 Olympic Games; UK, 2012
Physical description
poster depicting pencil drawn leaves and berry shapes, some are filled with colour
Dimensions
  • Height: 76cm
  • Width: 60cm
Credit line
Given by LOCOG and Counter Editions
Association
London Olympics
Summary
Since the mid-1990s Sarah Morris has been creating complex geometric abstract paintings derived from cityscapes and architectural detail, origami patterns, signs and symbols. To celebrate the Paralympic Games coming to London Morris has created an abstract representation of one of the city’s most iconic landmarks – Big Ben. The grids and vivid colours create a sense of dynamism and also evoke images of athletic tracks, swimming lanes and field markings.
Bibliographic reference
Timmers, Margaret, A Century of Olympic Posters (V&A: 2008)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.272-2012

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Record createdNovember 26, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1275831/capital-poster-hume-gary/
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