20 Jun Bradstock makes into the history books again, but this time its for his artwork
Roald Bradstock a.k.a “Olympic Picasso” is included in new art history book along with dozens of art pioneers and art world heavy weights. The 380 page book titled Le Sport dans L’ Art was written by notable historians Georges Vigarello and Yann Descamps with contributions by Antonella Fenech , Julie Gaucher , Sébastien Nadot, Nicole Pellegrin , Jean-Paul Thuillier , Serge VAUCELLE and published by Citadelles & Mazenod.
Some of notable artistic pioneers and artworld heavy weights in Le Sport dans L’ Art include:
Rambrandt, Pierre Paul Rubens , , Edgar Degas , Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec , Georges Seurat , Winslow Homer , Édouard Manet , Jean Béraud , Eadweard Muybridge , Auguste Rodin , Max Weber , Lyonel Feininger , Robert Delaunay , Umberto Boccioni , El Lissitzky , Kazimir Malevich , Gustav Klutsis , John Gutmann , Aleksandr Deyneka , Edvard Munch , George Bellows , Edward Hopper , Richard Hamilton , Fernand Léger , Roy Lichtenstein , David Hockney , Andy Warhol , Niki de Saint Phalle , Auguste Matisse , Chris Steele-Perkins . Andreas Gursky , Banksy
Quote about Bradstock and his artwork from Le Sport dans L’ Art
“Beyond the parallel between sport and religion or ideal beauty, art also aims to revisit existing narratives and express them artistically, using their characteristic formal features. Among these narratives, the Olympic myth has historically spread through many artistic forms, including painting. Presented as the “Olympic Picasso,” Roald Bradstock, a former Olympian turned artist, develops an art entirely dedicated to the ethos and myth of the Olympics, as evidenced by his work The Race against Time (2021).”
The Race Against Time,” Acrylic on Canvas, © RoaldBradstock 2021