Is there art in sporting movements? by Stavros
Baron De Coubertin believed that art is an essential part of the Olympic movement. He firmly believed that sport and art inspire each other. The artistic values sport refine and enhance its cultural status, but also the artistic sensibility awakened by the beauty of motion.
All kinds of ancient art were involved extensively with the subject: sculpture, painting, mosaic, pottery and coins.
The sport coexistence and art started from the Prehistoric period and reached the end of Antiquity. The reason is that sport and art had a common interest: the human body. The ancient painters and sculptors were able to respond in the best way in the difficult task of the performance of motion of the human body at the Gymnasium, the Stadium or the Palestra.
In 1912, some would-be contenders for gold medals went to Stockholm, Sweden equipped with pens, brushes, clay and scores. Because, yes, the summer Olympics that year allowed artists, architects, writers and musicians to play in the organization just like traditional sports. So while the Hawaiian swimmer Duke Kahanamoku dominated the race the 100m freestyle, an Italian with the name Giovanni Pellegrini prevailed opponents in painting.
The first Olympic Games were held under the auspices of the IOC in 1896. The first Games that included artistic events took place in 1912 and lasted until 1948. They included the "sport" of architecture, painting, sculpture, literature and music, all of which were scored by an international jury.
Most artists who participated in them were not particularly known. Several celebrities such as Igor Stravinsky, participated as judges, contestants but -as painter Jean Jacoby from Luxembourg, the Polish composer Zbigniew Turski, Swedish artist Alex Diggelman and the Danish writer Josef Petersen- was less notable. The the De Coubertin himself won a medal
when he participated nicknames George Hohrod and Martin Eschbach.
Art ceased to be part of the Olympics in 1948. Interest in the artistic events had shrunk so organizers opted to replace them with a non-competitive exhibition, which will "run" in parallel with the Games. Unfortunately all the artistic medals given during the course of those years have been deleted from the official Olympic records.
The DIMITRIADI'S DISCOVOL(DICUS THROWER)
Konstantinos Dimitriadis,greek sculpure wonthe gold medal in the 1924 Olympic Games of Fine Arts with his project ΔΙΣΚΟΒΟΛΟΣ. Sculpture impresses with its movement, the extent of the athlete's body. Located opposite the Panathenaic Stadium, the side of Zappeion, and reaches a height of about 2 meters. The discus is portrayed standing with arms stretched to lift the disc behind the head before the launch.There is a copy of this statue at the Randall’s Island Park, Ν.Υ
REFFERENCES
http://www.fhw.gr/olympics/ancient/gr/207.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.gr/2016/08/08/culture-kapote-stous-olympiakous-diagwnizontan-kallitexnes_n_11385366.html
Baron De Coubertin believed that art is an essential part of the Olympic movement. He firmly believed that sport and art inspire each other. The artistic values sport refine and enhance its cultural status, but also the artistic sensibility awakened by the beauty of motion.
All kinds of ancient art were involved extensively with the subject: sculpture, painting, mosaic, pottery and coins.
The sport coexistence and art started from the Prehistoric period and reached the end of Antiquity. The reason is that sport and art had a common interest: the human body. The ancient painters and sculptors were able to respond in the best way in the difficult task of the performance of motion of the human body at the Gymnasium, the Stadium or the Palestra.
In 1912, some would-be contenders for gold medals went to Stockholm, Sweden equipped with pens, brushes, clay and scores. Because, yes, the summer Olympics that year allowed artists, architects, writers and musicians to play in the organization just like traditional sports. So while the Hawaiian swimmer Duke Kahanamoku dominated the race the 100m freestyle, an Italian with the name Giovanni Pellegrini prevailed opponents in painting.
The first Olympic Games were held under the auspices of the IOC in 1896. The first Games that included artistic events took place in 1912 and lasted until 1948. They included the "sport" of architecture, painting, sculpture, literature and music, all of which were scored by an international jury.
Most artists who participated in them were not particularly known. Several celebrities such as Igor Stravinsky, participated as judges, contestants but -as painter Jean Jacoby from Luxembourg, the Polish composer Zbigniew Turski, Swedish artist Alex Diggelman and the Danish writer Josef Petersen- was less notable. The the De Coubertin himself won a medal
when he participated nicknames George Hohrod and Martin Eschbach.
Art ceased to be part of the Olympics in 1948. Interest in the artistic events had shrunk so organizers opted to replace them with a non-competitive exhibition, which will "run" in parallel with the Games. Unfortunately all the artistic medals given during the course of those years have been deleted from the official Olympic records.
The DIMITRIADI'S DISCOVOL(DICUS THROWER)
Konstantinos Dimitriadis,greek sculpure wonthe gold medal in the 1924 Olympic Games of Fine Arts with his project ΔΙΣΚΟΒΟΛΟΣ. Sculpture impresses with its movement, the extent of the athlete's body. Located opposite the Panathenaic Stadium, the side of Zappeion, and reaches a height of about 2 meters. The discus is portrayed standing with arms stretched to lift the disc behind the head before the launch.There is a copy of this statue at the Randall’s Island Park, Ν.Υ
REFFERENCES
http://www.fhw.gr/olympics/ancient/gr/207.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.gr/2016/08/08/culture-kapote-stous-olympiakous-diagwnizontan-kallitexnes_n_11385366.html
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The Olympic games mascots by the greek team
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OUR TASKS IN SOCIAL MEDIA by Hector
It is true that social media are increasingly being adopted by a number of users,most of them are students. The latter even spent much time on online activities and social networks such as facebook,twitter, foursquare, instagram, pinterest, snapchat which now have become an integral part of their daily lives.
Social media are online services that are essentially "personal spaces" for communication and content sharing.Young people growing up in the digital age, they gain direct familiarity with the online world and the Social Media seems to be an integral part of personal and social life. To express themselves and build their personal brand, Facebook users upload photos, Twitter made soon tweets, do follow their loved ones, reviewed topical issues putting hash-tag, notify the party are using Foursquare, upload edited photos via Instagram and jobseekers on Linkedin. Young people can not and can not grow detached from the Social Media. They are information and entertainment tool for those, interaction and socialization means inspiration and source of creation, opportunity for professional training and integral part of their lives. Art in Olympic games: 1st General Lyceum of Ilion.
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Spyros Louis’s Bréal Cup
The marathon, the most popular and revered of all events on the sporting calendar, owes its existence to Michel Bréal. It was Bréal, who suggested this race be included in the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896, and created a special cup to be awarded to the winner. The race was held on the last day of the first Olympics, and it turned out to be the most anticipated and dramatic of all the events. The victory of a Greek runner, Spyros Louis, moreover, triggered a wave of enthusiasm in Athens and it provided a fitting climax to the successful revival of the Olympic Games. The Silver Cup, trophy donated by the famous philhellene and linguist Michel Bréal, was acquired in an auction held at Christie’s on 18 April 2012 by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. |
HUNGARY: Art in Olympic games
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