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A Day with Paige McPherson and Team USA Taekwondo – London 2012 Olympic Games (VIDEO)
The USA’s Taekwondo team at the London 2012 Olympic Games are hoping to have packed a punch with Pan American Games silver medallist Paige McPherson on their side. Crane.tv meets McPerson and sparring partner Nir Moriah at their East London training grounds to see the team in action and hear about about how their preparation has been driven by themes from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.
Good Luck to Paige for tomorrow’s fight!
Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Tyson Chandler for Team USA Basketball (VIDEO)
Team USA’s basketball stars Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tyson Chandler, and Anthony Davis train hard ahead of the London 2012 Olympic semi-finals this Friday. So far the team have put on an impressive show beating Nigeria by a whopping 156 points and setting a new Olympic record. Crane.tv chats to some of the players court-side to hear more about how they are preparing for their upcoming games.
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Learn the half-time entertainment moves for the Olympic Games with Aicha McKenzie
Do you have what it takes to entertain the crowd at the London 2012 Olympic Games? Learn the moves for the show at the women’s beach volleyball finals with Crane.tv journalist Seyna.
Art at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium: Sophie Smallhorn
Images Courtesy of Populous
London artist Sophie Smallhorn, who falls somewhere between art and design, is the woman behind the Olympic Stadium’s brightly coloured wrap installation. Crane.tv catch up with Smallhorn to talk about the work, her largest to date, and find out what she really think of the London 2012 Logo.
How did you become involved in the Olympic Stadium installation?
I was commissioned by Populous, the architects who designed the stadium, to create a colour palette which could be incorporated into the architectural features of the building. I had previously worked with Populous when they designed the Emirate stadium but that was quite a different project which involved a lot of red.
How did you come up with the colour scheme for this project?
The Wrap is made up of 336 panels which encircles the stadium and every six panels the colour changes creating a palette of 56 colours. The palette had to incorporate four 2012 brand colours and the Wrap lent itself to a gentle gradation of colours that moves continuously around the structure.
Why is colour so important to your work?
Colour is the starting point of all my work whether it is a sculptural wall piece or an architectural collaboration like the Olympics project. I have always been interested in colour, it holds endless possibilities.
What is your design philosophy?
Less is more.
What are your thoughts on how art is being represented throughout the Olympics?
I think there is always room for improvement on how art is represented.
Any favourite Olympic designs or art pieces?
I love Jeremy Deller’s bouncy Stonehenge and I’d like to see inside the beautiful Velodrome.
The London 2012 logo is like Marmite – you either love it or hate it – which camp do you fall in?
It has grown on me but it would be pushing it to say that I loved it!
What are you most looking forward to during the Olympics?
Seeing the stadium as a working, living building. And of course the Opening Ceremony which I am off to tonight…
Brazil Comes to Rio | Rio Artists Occupation London
The Rio Artist Occupation, running until 4 August will see 30
groundbreaking Rio de Janeiro-based artists from a broad spectrum of
artistic genres descend on London, occupy the streets and fill them
with Latin flair as they curate and create a series of workshops,
installations and performances as part of the London 2012 Festival.
Crane.tv spends at day at the open studio at the Victoria & Albert
museum and meet with three of the artists, Breno Pineschi and Eric
Fuly to find out how the London art scene differs from Rio de Janeiro,
and how Brazil is preparing for both the 2014 World Cup and 2016
Olympic Games.
