{"id":66980,"date":"2013-04-16T23:13:26","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T21:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grapheine.com\/graphic-design-en\/roland-garros-affiches"},"modified":"2023-06-19T16:52:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T14:52:03","slug":"roland-garros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.grapheine.com\/en\/graphic-design-en\/roland-garros","title":{"rendered":"Rolland Garros in the spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here's an article that's not really in the news... it's more of an off-season article!
\nThe 2013 Internationals<\/em> poster unveiled at the end of 2012... with the tournament kicking off at the end of May... it's the perfect time to get out the balls and cut some shorts!<\/p>\n

International artists<\/h2>\n

It was in 1980 that Daniel Lelong, director of the gallery of the same name, suggested that the French Tennis Federation entrust the design of the poster to a great name in contemporary art. Valeria Adami signed the 1980 poster, followed by Miro, Arman, Tapies, Pignon-Ernest... Today, David Nash has signed the 34th poster in this collaboration.<\/p>\n

\"affiche-roland-garros-2013\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In the words of the FFT, it's a \"simple tennis ball. Yellow, solar, burning... In a poetic abstraction. A work that combines strength and delicacy. Between heaven and earth, these balls swirl above an imaginary, invisible net. They express Nash's creativity and that of the tournament. The brilliance of a sunny Parisian spring is matched by the power of the exchanges on the clay of Court Philippe-Chatrier.<\/p>\n

For my part, I would say that this is a good poster for a \"MANAA\" ( upgrading in applied arts ).
\nIn the history of Roland Garros posters, there have already been a few \"gems\".<\/p>\n

Posters that cross the white line !<\/h2>\n

The idea of entrusting the poster design to an artist is a generous one, but the result is far from convincing ! An artist is not necessarily a good graphic designer. The reverse is rarely true either.<\/p>\n

In the list of the strangest posters, we could mention Plensa's 2005 poster as the most sinister :<\/p>\n

\"Roland<\/a><\/p>\n

The 2000 poster by Tapi\u00e8s was the first to be produced in less than 2 seconds :
\n\"Roland<\/a><\/p>\n

Klapheck's 2009 poster, as the most colorful crayon poster of the 70s.
\n\"Roland<\/a><\/p>\n

The finalists !<\/h2>\n

Fortunately, there were a few successes among the lot !
\nAillaud's 1984 poster captures the mood of the event...
\n\"Roland<\/a><\/p>\n

The one by Pignon-Ernest in 1994, although very classic, tells the story of this sport without showing anything... just a gesture that sums it all up !
\n\"Roland<\/a><\/p>\n

And my favorite is this gorgeous haircut !
\n\"L'affiche<\/a><\/p>\n