Art and Orienteering

[Guest]

Design brief: 'Produce a study or series of studies showing someone either preparing for or participating in a sport'

Anyone have any ideas?

[Ernie_Wise]

I've always liked the piece of film produced for a recent lucozade advert. If you can find it, it may provide some inspiration. It shows people from various sports preparing to start races/games. I remember there's an triathlete with a moustache and i think Jonny Wilkinson.

[Guest]

If, say, I had to do it through photographs or drawings?
Any suggestions?

[mharky]

I have lots of ideas, you can purchase one of me if you like.

[Ed]

I have lots of ideas, you can purchase one of me if you like.

now that's an offer surely no-one could refuse

[Guest]

Seriously guys, I need help on this!

[PeterG]

I suggest a collage of old, bearded orienteers changing into their Ultrasport O Kit in a field, paying special attention to the loose Y fronts.

Or you could do your own homework.

[Guest]

I was only asking and anyway, last time I did it I got loads of replies and found it was the best way of doing it, since I had other opinions...

So sorry I spoke.

[brooner]

is art not meant to be about your own personal interpretation of something though?

[LostAgain]

Taking PeterG's point.

The car park scene(s) from an orienteering comp could be amusing in the cold light of day.


and would certainly offer a different perspective of "sport". Not necessarily the one we wish to promote but .............

[mharky]

Its nice to know someones name before you do their homework for them,

What you can do depends on your deadline, because that will define what events you can go to. And where you live as well.

[PeterG]

On a less aggressive note. It helps if you show you've put some thought into it yourself by talking about some of your ideas before bluntly asking other people for theirs.

[Wendles]

Harsh comments you lot in response to an innocent enough request. If I had an artistic bone in my body I would make lots of suggestions - people pushing trees over.....

[DesignatedDriver]

for me, orienteerin has always been more about the social aspect than the actually running.

perhaps a video montage of an Alc-O, i'm sure you would get points for originality!

a brief clip of carrot chunks flying past someone's ears, followed by much more running in vomit stained clothes.
might offered a strange insight to the orienteers mind?

either that or i think its quite funny at the start of events to see the line of gents pissing in the woods. tis a form of preparation...

[brooner]

throwing up is neither fun nor art kids. don't do it.