Olympic Games Activity Flyer - Zart Art

The Beijing Olympic Relay TorchAesthetic Design FeaturesShapeBased on a traditionalChinese scroll, it is sleekand elongated andslightly bent – a moderninterpretation of ahistorical Chinesesymbol .ColourRed and Silver(symbolizing a traditionaland a modern colour).The tone of red chosenwas the closest match tothe red doors of theForbidden City in Beijing.Line and PatternPattern of a circularswirling cloud motif.TextureThe clouds are embossedand the red lacquer finishcaptures the look of theHan Dynasty lacqueredboxes.The torch relay heralds in the Olympic Games everyfour years. The world will watch as the torch bearerscarry the torch from Olympia through 20 selectedcountries on route to the host city. The human chainthat carries the torch creates an interesting chain ofstories themselves. The route of the Beijing OlympicTorch is anticipated to cover the ancient Silk Road (thefirst link between China and the rest of the world) andMount Everest as well as 113 Chinese cities.The design team sourced traditional cloud patternsfrom ancient artefacts such as furniture, architecture,drawings, pots, vases, lacquer wear, stories andbrocade fabrics. They used line work to simplify andmodernize the chosen cloud shape. Once the desiredshape – a spiral cloud – was achieved, it was thenmade into a pattern repeat. This stylized cloud patterncovers the top half of the torch. Without doubt, theOlympic torch achieves a marriage between traditionalart and modern design.Olympic RelayTorchMaterialsCover Paper 51 x 76 cmPrinting FoamLiquitemp Paint GoldUni Signo Broad Gel PenWhiteMirror Board SilverFabric Netting SilverJug BeadsSequins in a Jar HologramArbee Craft GlueFoam Roller 85 mmUse a pen or pencil to draw apattern on to a piece of PrintingFoam that might represent acloud formation. Swirling,spiraling lines that cover thepiece of Printing Foam.Use a Foam Roller to ink upthe Printing Foam with goldpaint and press the designdown on to a sheet of CoverPaper. Repeat the print untilone side of a large sheet ofpaper is covered in the goldprint. Set aside to dry.Use a white pen toaccentuate the lines the printhas created on the colouredpaper.Roll the large sheetof printed paper into ascroll with the printfacing outwards. Stapleinside the roll to securethe scroll form.Use a sheet of silverMirror Board to wrap aroundone end of the rolled scroll andstaple the end of it to securethe wrapped board to thescroll.Wrap a piece of FabricNetting around the MirrorBoard to cover all but the topof the board, which may bedecorated with beads andsequins. Use glue to secure theFabric Netting to the torch.E DREAMERSteps®ExperimentUse other forms of printing such asmonoprinting to create a cloudpattern on coloured paper. Roll bandsof coloured paint on to a sheet ofacetate and use a Cotton Bud or fingerto draw a design into the wet paint.Place a sheet of coloured paper overthe wet design and press with thepalm of your hand. Peel away thepaper to reveal the print.DREAMER Steps® is a strategy forteaching. Please refer to page 16 formore information.s designed by Zart Arte©2008 Activity and not3