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The first modern Olympic visionaries felt that art competitions aligned with the original goal of bringing nations together to peacefully display the greatness of the mind and body, instead of engaging in war. Thus, from 1928-1956, artisans from around the world presented works of art including architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture that earned bronze, silver and gold medals. In most cases art played a beneficial purpose in the Olympic games. For instance, one of the first to be awarded a gold medal in artistic Olympic events was Jan Wils, for his design of the 1928 Olympic stadium in Amsterdam. The Olympic art competition lost its position as a valid Olympic event in 1956 Olympic games. At that time, Olympic organizers determined that the competition did not fit since the level of artist skill, at times, did not garner the awarding of medals. Most objected because the games desired professional artistic talent instead of amateur artists. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games During the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, art competitions will reenter the playing field for the first time since the 1950s. Unlike before, artists in the fields of achitecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture will compete for prizes instead of medals. In keeping with tradition, all art must be related to the topic of sports. The Olympic committee will advertise the Art events with the slogan, Art Makes the Olympics More Beautiful. Although it will not be part of the Beijing Summer Olympics art competition, people interested in art will undoubtedly flock to Beijing, China's 798 Arts District. Over recent years, this district transformed from a location filled with factories built during the Maoist era into more modern privately operated galleries, shops and cafes. The local government officials allow these business owners to continue opening their doors, since the 798 Arts District activities are a large economic draw for Beijing China. Just in time for the Olympic games in August, Pace Wilderstein, a prominent New York City gallery, will open its doors and be the first American gallery in the area. Although the website is getting a late start, you should be able to find more information about the Beijing Olympic Art Competitions at www.2008art.org . The Meanings of Olympic Symbols Not surprising to most, Barron Pierre de Coubertin, not only introduced Art Competition to the Olympic games in 1928, but also designed the Olympic flag. The olympic flag currently holds the five colorful interlocking rings that still reign as the Olympic symbol in this 21st century. The five rings represent the five major continents, such as North America, Australia, Europe, Asia and Africa. The colors of blue yellow, black, green, red, and white (for the background of the flag) represent all of the colors found on each nation's flag. The flag's designer, Barron Pierre de Courbertin, explained the Olympic flag's symbolism best : The emblem chosen to illustrate and represent the world Congress of 1914 ...: five intertwined rings in different colours - blue, yellow, black, green, red - are placed on the white field of the paper. These five rings represent the five parts of the world which now are won over to Olympism and willing to accept healthy competition. The Official 2008 Beijing Olympic Mascots   The Beijing Summer Olympic games organizers adopted a set of five mascots called Fuwa. Each artistic character resembles an Asian inspired Care Bear - esque object. The five Fuwa mascots take on the form of a fish, panda, Tibetan antelope, swallow, and Olympic flame. The five Fuwa are referred to by two syllable names comprised of repeating words, much like the pet names lovingly bestowed on Chinese children. The combination of their names spell the phrase Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni which translates to Welcome to Beijing in English. Description Name Ring Color Meaning The Fish Bei bei Blue Blessing of prosperity The Panda Black Jing jing Blessing of happiness The Tibetan Antelope Ying ying Yellow Blessing of health The Swallow Ni ni Green Blessing of Good Luck flying high The Olympic Torch Huan huan Red Blessing of passion for sports More Crafty Topics Crafty Mothers Oragami Art Vegetable Art Haunted Art Olympic Art Art of Love Art of Chess NYBG Holiday Train Show Is the Art of Crafting Lost? Jackie Bouvier: Her Artistic Side Easter Egg Art Easter Egg Art Bamboo : Environmental Art NYC Holiday Train Show George Seurat Turtle Art Russian Ice Slides Irish Royal Claddagh Cool Stuff Art Poster Wood Framed Print - Turtle Crossing - Artist: Dan Mackin- Poster Size: 28 X 39 Interesting Facts and Trivia About Olympic Art 1. In 2008, past Olympians, such as Michael Phelps, are entering the Beijing Summer Olympics dawning permanent tattoos of the Olympic emblem on their bodies. More of Olympic winners stamping their bodies with this prestigious athletic symbol appeared on a Giecco television commercial. 2. Although the Olympic committee fiercely enforces the 5 interlocking rings of the Olympic emblem as a copyrighted trademark, the company Olympic Paint continues to use the name and a paintbrushes resembling the Olympic torch in it artistic logo. 3. The most famous Olympic mascot appeared in the 1980 Russian Olympics as Misha the bear. Victor Chizikov, a popular illustrator of children's books designed Misha. Crafts related to Olympic Art How to Make a kid long jump craft How to Make a Kid Long Jump Mat Find instructions to make a kid long jump mat to celebrate the summer olympic games, learn math, and have a lot of active fun. Do not just sit on the couch with your kids during the olympic games. This fun olympic kids activity will help them learn their numbers and feel like an olympic champion.Learn how to make a long jump mat for your kids

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