Today’s post is a little tribute to the current Olympic Games fever. These brilliant collages by German artist Jens Ullrich are a clever fusion of contemporary athletes with classical Greek and Roman sculptures. This is visual wit at its best. I will never look at leg splits and slam dunks the same way again. Genius![Images via Van Horn, via Trendland.]Share the love: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest 2 Responses pascale August 2, 2012 leave it to you to find the perfect homage to the olympic games. love what these images represent. Reply Kathy Joyce August 2, 2012 Very clever idea. Love the texture of the marble torsos with the vivid coloured images. Like the suggestion, in the use of marble, of the original Greek origin of the Olympics. ReplyLeave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Δ
pascale August 2, 2012 leave it to you to find the perfect homage to the olympic games. love what these images represent. Reply
Kathy Joyce August 2, 2012 Very clever idea. Love the texture of the marble torsos with the vivid coloured images. Like the suggestion, in the use of marble, of the original Greek origin of the Olympics. Reply
