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Pinoy "Dancing Ring" won the grand prize for sculpture.
“Dancing Rings,” a stainless-steel sculpture (top photo) by Filipino artist Joe Datuin, placed first and won $30,000 at the 2008 Olympic Sport & Art Contest. Entries from Malaysia and Georgia placed second and third place, respectively.Stainless-steel work by Filipino sculptor Joe Datuin that reinterprets the traditional Olympic logo into a flight of the athletic spirit has won the grand prize for sculpture in the international Sport and Art Contest in connection with the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
“Dancing Rings” recasts the conventionally horizontal Olympic logo into a vertical leap of faith, much like a gymnast or a classical dancer in action, to signify both human grace and human solidarity.
Dance of the dragon
Datuin echoed Orlina’s remark about the Philippine victory ahead of the Beijing Games. He said, “Hindi pa man nagsisimula iyong laro eh nakasumbit na kaagad tayo ng ginto,” (The games haven’t started yet, but we’ve already snagged a gold.)
In designing his winning entry, Datuin said he tapped into three interrelated inspirations.
First, he derived the design from the logo of the 2008 Olympics, the “Dancing Beijing.” According to host China, the logo represents Beijing’s effort to reach out to embrace all humanity. It is an invitation for “the world to join their dance, experience their culture, and share their joy,” according to the Beijing Olympics website
“I was inspired by the logo chosen by the host country,” Datuin said. Thus, he conceived of an image that would reflect the idea of “dancing wings,” of “going against gravity.”
He explained the image of a dancer or gymnast is intrinsic to the concept, and the steel ball at the center of the sculpture appears to be the head of the dancer, and the rings below and above her are the dancing rings that are created by her movements.
Second, Datuin said he was inspired by the Chinese dragon. “Since China is the host, I tried to conceive of a dragon playing with a ball, displaying its dexterity and grace,” the artist said.
And third, Datuin said he tried to render the motto of the Olympic games—Citius, Altius, Fortus—“faster, higher, stronger.”
He explained that the dynamic movement of the sculpture approximates the speed injunction of the motto, while its vertical thrust appears to defy gravity and its shining steel medium reflects the hardy Olympic spirit.
“Dancing Rings” recasts the conventionally horizontal Olympic logo into a vertical leap of faith, much like a gymnast or a classical dancer in action, to signify both human grace and human solidarity.
Dance of the dragon
Datuin echoed Orlina’s remark about the Philippine victory ahead of the Beijing Games. He said, “Hindi pa man nagsisimula iyong laro eh nakasumbit na kaagad tayo ng ginto,” (The games haven’t started yet, but we’ve already snagged a gold.)
In designing his winning entry, Datuin said he tapped into three interrelated inspirations.
First, he derived the design from the logo of the 2008 Olympics, the “Dancing Beijing.” According to host China, the logo represents Beijing’s effort to reach out to embrace all humanity. It is an invitation for “the world to join their dance, experience their culture, and share their joy,” according to the Beijing Olympics website
“I was inspired by the logo chosen by the host country,” Datuin said. Thus, he conceived of an image that would reflect the idea of “dancing wings,” of “going against gravity.”
He explained the image of a dancer or gymnast is intrinsic to the concept, and the steel ball at the center of the sculpture appears to be the head of the dancer, and the rings below and above her are the dancing rings that are created by her movements.
Second, Datuin said he was inspired by the Chinese dragon. “Since China is the host, I tried to conceive of a dragon playing with a ball, displaying its dexterity and grace,” the artist said.
And third, Datuin said he tried to render the motto of the Olympic games—Citius, Altius, Fortus—“faster, higher, stronger.”
He explained that the dynamic movement of the sculpture approximates the speed injunction of the motto, while its vertical thrust appears to defy gravity and its shining steel medium reflects the hardy Olympic spirit.
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1 comments:
Sure Don, I hope this time our Philippine Team can bring home the first ever oylmpic gold medal.
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