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Sports in Art
One thing we can say for sure
is that different forms of Art
showing sports, hunting or
animals connected with both,
like this Horse, have been around
since the early cave paintings
20,000 years ago.
Mylon’s ‘Discobolus’ sculpture
from around 2,500 ago looks like
it was created to show off the
athletic strength of the ‘discus
thrower’. In some ways it is like a
very early advertisement!
These days we have computer
software to help us create modern
advertisements and images like
this one for a tennis tournament –
maybe even Wimbledon!
As recently as the last ten years
or so, Digital Cameras have
become widely available. This has
made it easy for us to take high
quality photos and to zoom in or
add interesting effects.
in our modern 'cave' creating
art? Perhaps just using cartoon
software or a freehand graphics
tablet instead of dried mud?
An interesting thought.
Combine a digital camera and the
computer and are we now just
sophisticated Cavemen, sitting
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So, which of these styles do you
like most?
Does that make it ‘the best Art’,
or is that only your opinion..?
Could you make a Sports Art
scrapbook of different
styles as you get out and ab
out this summer?
Do email us a photo of your
favourite pages!
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