Love
Poster
2012 (printed and published)
2012 (printed and published)
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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
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| Title | Love (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | 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 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | COURAGE/ INSPIRATION/ SWEAT/ LOVE/ THE PARALYMPICS/ 2012 |
| Credit line | Given by LOCOG and Counter Editions |
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| 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)
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| Accession number | E.273-2012 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2013 |
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