Artefacts

Paris 2024, artistic poster for the Paralympic Games "The blue line: wheelchair racing", acrylics on linen canvas by Gilles Elie.

Physical description

Rectangular painting with a dominant brick colour, inscribed with signs evoking the different zones in different sports. A caption: "Gilles Elie / La ligne bleue : course en fauteuil, acrylique sur toile de lin / The blue line: wheelchair racing, acrylics on linen canvas" at bottom left with the Paralympic Games emblem. Bottom left: "017 / 100" with embossed Paralympic Games emblem.

Created

Created: oneart Created: Gilles ELIE

Materials

cardstock

Colors

multi coloured, black and white

Dimension

80 x 60 cm

Type of item

Posters -> artistic poster

Reference number

238894

Keywords

Disabled sport Painting Paris 2024, Paralympic Games emblem

Notes

Paris 2024 – art posters for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, “The Blue Line: Breaking” and “The Blue Line: Wheelchair Racing” by Gilles Elie. Painter and visual artist Gilles Elie plays with lines and geometric shapes in his creations. Reflecting on his work, he said: “In my work, I always start out with a rectangle. This shape becomes my field of play. I immediately thought of basing my posters around a simple idea: that fields of play, stadiums and sports arenas are exactly the same for competitions between athletes with disabilities and those without.” The artist also donated his original sketches. Donated by the OCOG