Behind the curtains of the art studio Roald Bradstock, Lanny Barnes and Jean Blaise Evequoz, the three Olympian artists involved in this initiative spent 2 weeks inside the art studio. Today, they remember funny, sweet and touching pieces of life live from the art...
IFE 07/02/2018 10:30 EET Η ελληνοαμερικανίδα Alexi Pappas θα συμμετάσχει στους Καλλιτεχνικούς Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες Newsroom HuffPost Greece ALBERTO E. RODRIGUEZ VIA GETTY IMAGES Για το φετινό του δημιουργικό της πρόγραμμα, η Διεθνής Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή κάλεσε μια ομάδα από Ολυμπιακούς Αθλητές, όχι για να συμμετάσχουν στους...
Ajanta Chakraborty | TNN | Jun 23, 2018, 08:37 ISTTNN[ Ajanta Chakraborty ] KOLKATA: After a grand success of ‘Expression 2017′, St. Lawrence High School (SLHS), Kolkata, India, in association with their alumni St. Lawrence Old Boys’ Association (SLOBA) are organizing an international Drawing and Painting competition ‘Expression 2018’ tomorrow to...
Listen to the interview The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang is the second time South Korea has hosted, after the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul. One man competing back then was Roald Bradstock, who represented Great Britain in the javelin. 30 years on, he’s back in...
DAPHNE, Ala. – United States Sports Academy 2003 Sport Artist of the Year Roald Bradstock of Atlanta, a two-time Olympian, recently took part in his third Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Only this time, the javelin thrower did so as a painter taking part...
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OLYMPIC HISTORY, OLYMPIANS WHO ARE ALSO ARTISTS WERE INVITED TO THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES PYEONGCHANG 2018 TO BE PART OF THE OLYMPIC ART PROJECT, AN INITIATIVE OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC). OLYMPIANS USED THEIR TALENTS TO SHARE A DIFFERENT...
Four Olympians visited the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 not to compete for medals, but instead to create works of art.
“I want to embrace the Olympic values of respect, friendship and excellence in the execution of this project.” Roald Bradstock is a two-time British Olympic javelin thrower (GBR- 1984 & 1988) and an award winning international Olympic sports artist (USA – 2000). Bradstock’s antics...
One of the franchising community’s top leaders has a first-hand view of the “drive to win” needed to succeed at the Olympic Games. Any Lab Test Now CEO Clarissa Bradstock’s husband is Roald Bradstock, an Olympic athlete in the javelin and award-winning artist. The multi-talented...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Olympic athletes currently gathered in Pyeongchang, South Korea, have mastered many physical skills, but few of them are adept with acrylics.
Olympians are invited to help bring the Olympic values to life through art in the Olympic Village at PyeongChang 2018. Competing athletes are being asked to join Alexi Pappas(athletics, Greece), Roald Bradstock (javelin, Great Britain), Lanny Barnes (biathlon, USA) and Jean-Blaise Evequoz (fencing, Switzerland) who are the Olympian artists-in-residence at the XXIII...
WHILE THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES SHOWCASE THE BEST OF WINTER ATHLETICISM, OLYMPISM ITSELF IS ABOUT BLENDING CULTURE AND SPORT, WHICH PYEONGCHANG 2018 HAS FULLY EMBRACED. The PyeongChang Olympic Plaza provides the chance to not only see Winter Olympians receive their hard-won medals, but also enjoy...
By Kathryn Brown, WRAL anchor/reporter PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA — He is known around the world as the “Olympic Picasso” — a former Olympian whose two passions are sports and art. During the 2018 winter games, Roald Bradstock is combining those talents in a historic way.
Der britische Künstler Roald Bradstock wird auch der olympische Picasso genannt. Bei den Winterspielen in Pyeongchang bringt er Athleten dazu, den Pinsel zu schwingen. Die gemeinsamen Bilder sollen im Olympischen Museum in Lausanne landen. Seltsame Dinge gehen bei den Winterspielen in Pyeongchang im olympischen Dorf...
#TeamTennessee has high aspirations for what sport they would compete in to bring home the gold. USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee staffers Joe Rexrode, Geoff Calkins and Andrew Nelles will be covering the 2018 Winter Olympics from PyeongChang. Ayrika Whitney/USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee
From art and food to skis and skates, these Instagrammers give you a behind-the-scenes look at #Pyeongchang2018 By Jennifer Billock SMITHSONIAN.COM FEBRUARY 9, 2018 Can’t make it to the Olympic Games this year but still want to stay up-to-date on what happens outside the competition? These...
Four artists who are also athletes will make art by Olympians for Olympians at the PyeongChang Olympics By Brigit Katz SMITHSONIAN.COM FEBRUARY 8, 2018 Athletes from around the world have gathered in PyeongChang, South Korea, to kick off the 2018 Winter Olympics. Among the men and women competing...
05 FEB 2018 PYEONGCHANG 2018 OUR OLYMPIANS ARE ARTISTS! AT THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES PYEONGCHANG 2018, THEY WILL BRING THE OLYMPIC VALUES TO LIFE THROUGH ART. A FIRST! They have taken part in the Olympic Games at least once as athletes and they are artists. In...
For this year’s creative program, the International Olympic Committee is calling on some familiar faces. By Talya Minsberg Feb. 5, 2018 A group of Olympic athletes is attending the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, but they won’t be competing for medals. Instead, they will travel to Pyeongchang,...
*Originally reported at 111 Olympians, upon the ratification process, it was confirmed there were 112 Olympian participants.
I WAS HONORED TO BE INVITED TO BE THE LEAD ARTIST IN THE FIRST EVER OLYMPIAN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM DURING THE 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS IN PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA.
I DESIGNED A 15 PANEL PIECE FOR A PAINTING THAT SHOWCASED ALL 15 SPORTS IN THE WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES.
I STARTED THIS PIECE IN MY STUDIO IN ATLANTA, GA USA TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE GAMES BEGAN
THEN WITH THE HELP OF TWO OTHER OLYMPIAN ARTISTS WE COLLABORATED WITH OLYMPIANS ON SITE IN THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE ON THE PAINTING. BY THE END OF THE GAMES WE SET A WORLD RECORD FOR THE MOST NUMBER OF OLYMPIANS TO WORK ON A PAINTING: A TOTAL OF 112 OLYMPIANS FROM 39 COUNTRIES – INCLUDING IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH, WOA’S PRESIDENT JOËL BOUZOU AND HSH PRINCE ALBERT LL OF MONACO. ALSO, TWO OF PIERRE DE COUBERTIN’S GREAT GREAT GRAND NIECES ADDED TO THE PAINTING.
THIS PIECE WAS FINISHED IN PYEONGCHANG AND THEN SHIPPED BACK TO THE OLYMPIC MUSEUM AT THE IOC HEADQUARTERS IN LAUSANNE SWITZERLAND
