Sport
At school, we sometimes tend to oppose athletes and artists. However, sport and art often mix and sublimate each other. The meeting of these two disciplines is frequent in the history of art and more particularly in contemporary art.
Already during Antiquity, the Greeks devoted an absolute cult to the perfect athletic body. On pots and vases, artists painted the exploits of the competitors of the first Olympic Games in the 8th century BC.
Whatever the medium (photography, painting, sculpture, collage...), the musculature and the psychological state of the sportsmen, the places of training or the competitions are inexhaustible sources of inspiration for the artists. Between the representation of reality and the hijacking of a symbol, sport is a recurring theme for young artists.
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Photography is probably the first medium that comes to mind when representing sports. It is the only medium that allows us to capture images of the athletes' prowess at full speed. Thus, the shots are taken on the spot to offer a better rendering of the movement and to manage to capture the palpable tension on the field, the team cohesion, the crucial moment...
A leader of the new wave, Gerry Cranham had a career in athletics before becoming a coach. Passionate about photography, he takes pictures of the young people he coaches in order to correct their position and analyze their stride. Very quickly, he decided to convert his hobby into a real job. He became a sports photographer and quickly built a reputation as one of the leading sports photographers in England and internationally. His pictures of rugby, soccer, tennis, wrestling and swimming were published all over the world in the most prestigious magazines such as Sport Illustrated or The Observer.
But sport also inspired painters and it is found in all artistic movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1853, Gustave Courbet painted "The Wrestlers", a large oil on canvas depicting two men practicing French wrestling in the old hippodrome of the Champs Élysées. To the right, in the background, one can see the audience, cheering the athletes. Among the Impressionists, Claude Monet developed his technique with "Les Régates d'Argenteuil", an 1872 painting in which the boats are reflected in the water in a magnificent way. In modern art, Nicolas de Staël's "Les Footballeurs" represents a soccer field in the middle of a match, but in an abstract way. The players are discernible thanks to the flat colors that make up the team jerseys.
You too can bring your passions to life through contemporary sports paintings, sculptures and photographs. Discover the work of well-known and emerging artists such as Victor Spahn, Isabelle Picarel, Michel Birot, Chiara Dazi and many others...
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Mobile double face B&W
Patopalomo
Sculpture - 18 x 15 x 1.4 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 5.9 x 0.6 inch
$131
Grand col Ferret
Alexis Berg
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,429
Steve Mc Queen
Vincent Gachaga
Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 12 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 4.7 inch
$3,095
Discus Thrower from the Visions of Gold Olympic Portfolio
Robert Peak
Print - 71.1 x 58.4 cm Print - 28 x 23 inch
$450
Diving from the Visions of Gold Olympic Portfolio
Robert Peak
Print - 71.1 x 48.3 cm Print - 28 x 19 inch
$500
Cross Country Skiing from the Visions of Gold Olympic Portfolio
Robert Peak
Print - 55.9 x 71.1 cm Print - 22 x 28 inch
$450
Fencing from the Visions of Gold Olympic Portfolio
Robert Peak
Print - 50.8 x 71.1 cm Print - 20 x 28 inch
$450
High Jump from the Visions of Gold Olympic Portfolio
Robert Peak
Print - 58.4 x 71.1 cm Print - 23 x 28 inch
$450
Crosby - The Golden Goal
Stephen Holland
Print - 106.7 x 71.1 x 5.1 cm Print - 42 x 28 x 2 inch
$3,150
Un été à Pékin
Elisa Haberer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$4,048
The Middle Finger
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
$1,667
Half Angels Half Demons #23
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
$3,500
New style kickoff!
Edward Zelinsky
Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$375
Thierry Dusautoir
Clément Poitrenaud
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$4,762
Sans titre
Serigne Ibrahima Dièye
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$2,024
Le jour de gloire
Bertrand Desprez
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$3,095
Beach racing - Hermès - Deauville - Luxe - horseracing - course de chevaux - plat - Galop
Kalh Art Kalley
Painting - 40 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$393
Stubborn optimiste 4
Nina Schipoff
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,786
Stubborn optimiste (3)
Nina Schipoff
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,786
Stubborn optimiste (2)
Nina Schipoff
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,786
Stubborn optimiste (1)
Nina Schipoff
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,191
Stubborn optimiste
Nina Schipoff
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,786
Secret partagé
Anne Eliayan et Christian Pic
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$1,726
Steve Mc Queen
Jean-Christophe Martinez
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$5,357
Auteil Grandiose Grand Steplee chase paris GR1
Kalh Art Kalley
Painting - 21 x 29.7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.2 inch
$113
Crown du Berlais, Ecurie H&P Pilarski - Course Obstacle - Steeple chase
Kalh Art Kalley
Painting - 48 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$536
Rencontres Improbables 021 - Trou de balle
Rodolfo Franchi
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,071
Tripoli
Philippe De Poulpiquet
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,310
U.S. Ballet dance-4
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 62.2 x 41.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 24.5 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$5,500
U.S ballet dance-1
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$6,000
